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Evaluation Gamblers Assistance Program

This outline provides a comprehensive overview of the Gamblers Assistance Program (GAP) as of July 2009. It outlines the program's components, including data collection, collaborations with stakeholders, and future planning for meetings and conferences. It also details 2009 expenditures and the landmark legislation, the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act, which introduced federal support for preventing and treating problem gambling. The program faces challenges such as developing reliable outcome measurement tools, revising its logic model, and enhancing partnerships.

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Evaluation Gamblers Assistance Program

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  1. EvaluationGamblers Assistance Program Spotlight 7 July 2009

  2. Outline • GAP components • Expenditures • Legislation • Strengths & Weaknesses • Challenges

  3. GAMBLERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMPONENTS/ ACTIVITIES Create charts and maps for web page NOMs Status? Start collecting data State Committee Meeting FY2010 Midwest Conference – Add narrative to PPT Schedule Meeting Draft - Eric Magellan Data Create Access Files (PAC Survey)

  4. GAP EXPENDITURES 2009

  5. Legislation • Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act Introduced in Congress; First-Ever Federal Support for Programs to Prevent and Treat Problem Gambling – June 17, 2009 • H.R. 2906, authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to address problem gambling and appropriates $71 million over five years for grants to state health agencies, tribes, universities and non-profits to support problem gambling prevention, treatment and research programs.

  6. GAPStrengths and Weaknesses

  7. Challenges • Implement reliable and valid tools to measure outcomes (intake-discharge and follow-ups). • Revise the logic model for GAP according to its current needs and structure. • Keep an open dialogue with stakeholders. • Create partnerships with other gambling programs across the nation. • Write a research article. • Engage in grant funding.

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