2015 Oregon Problem Gambling Awareness Calendar

Cover: 2015 Problem Gambling Awareness Cal-

endarStudent Artist: Hayley Brown, seventh grade

C A L E N D A R

PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS

Cover Art: Hayley Brown Grade: 7

The 2015 Problem Gambling Awareness Calendar features young Oregonians’ views on problem gambling, expressed through art.

State, county and tribal agencies as well as middle school teachers and students collaborated to create this calendar.

Each year, in observance of National Problem Gambling Month, middle school students create

messages and images that convey the risk of developing a gambling disorder. Students from across the state submitted art and a panel of judges selected the artwork that appears in this calendar.

JANUARYFEBRUARY

MAY

APRIL

MARCH

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

If you would like more information about participating in the annual art search, please contact

Roxann Jones at [email protected].

If you or a family member needs confidential help for gambling problems, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648

or visit www.opgr.org. Treatment is free, confidential and it works!

JULY

AUGUST

NOVEMBER

OCTOBER

SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER

Artist: Vicki Chang Grade: 7

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

JANUARY 2015 Mental Wellness Month www.nmha.org

FACT: Gambling can be just as addictive as drugs or alcohol.

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Artist: Gracie Agnor Grade: 6


FEBRUARY 2015

FACT: Gambling is the most often reported leisure activity among senior citizens.

Groundhog Day

Valentine’s Day

Presidents’ Day Ash Wednesday Chinese New Year

National Teen Dating and Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

www.teendvmonth.org

Artist: Anaelle Enders Grade: 6


MARCH 2015 National Problem Gambling Awareness Month www.npgam.org

FACT: Most Oregon youth who gamble play games of personal skill, bet on sports and play cards.

Daylight saving time begins

St. Patrick’s Day First day of spring

Palm Sunday

Artist: Samantha Hull Grade: 8


APRIL 2015 Alcohol Awareness Monthwww.ncadd.org

FACT: Gambling is called the hidden addiction because there aren’t necessarily easily recognizable signs of being “under the influence.”

National Public Health Week nphw.org

April Fools’ Day

Patriot’s Day Earth Day

Administrative Professionals’ Day

Good Friday Passover begins

Easter Sunday

Artist: DELANEY McCANNELL Grade: 7


MAY 2015 Mental Health Month www.nmha.org

FACT: Support and advocacy resources are available for problem gambling from Gambler’s Anonymous (www.gamblersanonymous.org) and from Oregon’s Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery (www.vpgr.net).

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day samhsa.gov/children

National Prevention Week samhsa.gov/ preventionweek

World No Tobacco Day

Cinco de Mayo

Mother’s Day Armed Forces Day

Memorial Day

Artist: Lilly Stephens Grade: 7


JUNE 2015

FACT: Kids who gamble are almost twice as likely as their peers to have other risk behaviors, such as drinking alcohol, using drugs, fighting, skipping school and attempting suicide.

Flag Day

Father’s Day

First day of summer

Ramadan begins

Artist: Haley Searles Grade: 8


JULY 2015 Purposeful Parenting Month www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/news/e-updates/eupdate-4.html

FACT: Most Oregon parents talk with their kids about alcohol and drug use. Less than half of parents talk to their kids about gambling.

Independence Day

Parents’ Day

Artist: Hayley Brown Grade: 7


AUGUST 2015 National Child Awareness Month www.nationalchildawarenessmonth.org

FACT: Kids who start gambling at a younger age are four more times at risk for a gambling disorder later in life.

Artist: Kaylee Smith Grade: 8


SEPTEMBER 2015 National Recovery Month www.recoverymonth.gov

FACT: Of those who received treatment for a gambling problem in Oregon, approximately 48 percent had suicidal thoughts and more than 9 percent had attempted suicide within the past six months.

World Suicide Prevention Day take5tosavelives.org

Oregon Problem Gamblers Awareness Day

World Heart Day

Labor Day

Rosh HashanahGrandparents’ Day

Yom Kippur

First day of autumn

Artist: Tishrei Movich-Fields Grade: 6


OCTOBER 2015 Domestic Violence Awareness Month www.ncadv.org

FACT: Children of compulsive gamblers are often prone to suffer abuse and neglect as a result of their parents’ gambling disorder.

Columbus Day

Halloween

United Nations Day

Artist: Charlee Wolf Grade: 6


NOVEMBER 2015 American Indian and

Alaska Native Heritage Month www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov

FACT: A wide array of effective, free problem gambling prevention resources and information is available at www.problemgamblingprevention.org.

Daylight saving time ends

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Artist: Monica Guzman-Fields Grade: 6


DECEMBER 2015

FACT: Oregon’s investment in problem gambling prevention and treatment reduces harm to the community.

Hanukkah begins

First day of winter ChristmasChristmas Eve

New Year’s Eve

Kwanzaa begins

What can OPGR offer you?

Helpline: 1-877-695-4648If you or someone you know is gambling too much, call the Oregon Problem Gambling Resource helpline or chat online with a certified gambling addiction counselor. All information shared is confidential and this service is free to Oregon residents.

Website: www.opgr.org • Information on problem gambling and who is at risk;• Access to providers and treatment options across the state;• A list of all gambling treatment providers throughout Oregon;• A list of Gamblers Anonymous self-help recovery meetings

in Oregon.

OHA 9802 (Rev. 09/2014)

ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTHProblem Gambling Services500 Summer St. NE, E-86Salem, Oregon 97301Phone: 503-947-5548oregon.gov/oha/amh/Pages/gambling.aspx

Student art does not necessarily represent the beliefs or policies of the Oregon Health Authority.

Documents

2015 Oregon Problem Gambling Awareness Calendar