Free OHA PGS Webinar
What Can Youth & Parents/Caregivers Teach Us About Youth Gambling?
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. Webinar recording will remain online until 10/26/2025 (60 days) for participants to watch and receive CE hours. The webinar will not be available after 10/26/2025.
Continuing Education Hours
This webinar is accredited by MHACBO for 1.5 CE hours. A certificate of completion will be made available on the Student Dashboard upon webinar completion.
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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