Recent News
International Recovery Day
Celebrate recovery and globally connect recovering individuals, families and communities to provide worldwide hope to overcome addiction. The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling ...
National Recovery Month
In September, National Recovery Month helps educate individuals struggling with addiction that living a healthy and reward life is possible. For individuals and families struggling ...
National Suicide Awareness Month
Did you know? Nearly 50% of people struggling with problems due to gambling/gambling addiction have had thoughts of suicide.
FY21 Problem Gambling Training Launched
The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling is committed to build the capacity of mental health, substance use and other health care and prevention ...
No Cost Treatment Now Available for Anyone Wanting Help for a Gambling
Counseling for gambling problems at no cost to Maryland residents (individuals and families) is now available for anyone seeking help regardless of insurance coverage, financial ...
Providers/Private Practitioners Can Be Reimbursed for Problem Gambling Services
The Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, in collaboration with Optum Maryland, will reimburse Maryland providers and private practitioners for providing problem gambling services ...
Safe Gambling for Military and Veterans
The military and veterans are at greater risk than the general public for developing problem gambling. Nearly 10% of US Veterans struggle with disordered gambling, ...
The Road to Recovery Starts with a Conversation
For some, gambling activity can get out of control and start to negatively affect their life and all those around them. A conversation with a ...
May is Mental Health Month
This May, in collaboration with the Maryland Association of Prevention Professionals & Advocates (MAPPA), the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling (the Center) invites ...
Keeping The Health And Balance In Your Life If You Gamble
May is recognized as National Mental Health Month, an opportunity to share the importance of care in our relationships to others and to ourselves. Sustaining ...
