A public health perspective for youth gambling

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  • authors:

    Jeffrey Derevensky, Rina Gupta, Carmen Messerlian

  • published in

    : 2004

  • summary

    : The recent emergence of gambling problems among youth around the world is alarming. For those most vulnerable in our society, children and adolescents, problem gambling presents a serious public health concern. Our current knowledge and understanding of the magnitude of the problem and its considerable impact upon the well-being of youth compels us to respond in a timely and effective manner. A general public health paradigm to gambling, originally articulated by Wynne (1997) and Korn and Shaffer (1999), highlights the importance of such an approach. However, a conceptual model and framework to understand and specifically address youth problem gambling within a public health framework is needed. This article articulates a theoretical framework and model that will help facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, multi-level health promotion and prevention strategy for youth problem gambling.

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  • type

    : article in journal

  • publisher

    : Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

  • is part of a publication

    : International Gambling Studies

  • volume

    : 4

  • issue

    : 2

  • copyright

    : © 2009 Informa plc

  • original language

    : English

  • article pagination

    : start page: 147 - end page: 160

  • keywords

    : gambling , health , health care providers , youth gambling
  • Article entered in GambLIB database on nov. 20. 2008, 12:11
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