Description

Join us for an insightful webinar highlighting the findings from recent community focus groups conducted this past spring with youth and their parents/caregivers. Dr. Paige Vazquez will present the key reports and offer actionable recommendations based on the data.

In addition, Glenn Yamagata from the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling will discuss how these findings will inform the implementation of a recently awarded Agility Grant, aimed at enhancing problem gambling prevention efforts across Oregon.

Time Frame

Webinar aired on 08/21/2025. The webinar recording will remain online indefinitely for participants to review and for everyone else to access and learn from. Continuing Education (CE) hours are not available for this recording.

Continuing Education Hours

This webinar recording is not accredited for Continuing Education (CE) hours. 

Target Audience

Open to all. Of special interest to addiction treatment providers and problem gambling treatment providers. 

Presenters

Instructor Paige Vazquez

Paige Vasquez, PhD is a research scientist at Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc. and an outpatient mental health provider at Mangata Wellness in Salem, Oregon. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Pacific University in 2023, with an emphasis in Latino/x psychology. Dr. Vasquez has six years of experience in behavioral, cognitive, and problem gambling research and is deeply committed to culturally responsive, community-engaged research.

Instructor Glenn Yamagata

Glenn Yamagata, MPhil is Executive Director of the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling. He is a trained economist and data scientist with Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc., and has nearly a decade of experience working in the problem gambling field. Glenn holds an MPhil in Economics and an MA in Statistics from Yale University. His work focuses on applying data-driven approaches to advance prevention, treatment, and policy related to problem gambling.
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