The Thomas R. Kenney GamPro Problem Gambling Treatment and Prevention

55 Horizon Drive
Huntington, NY 11743
Phone: (631) 920-8053 (General Information & Admission)
Fax: (631) 920-8162 (Fax)

Program Director: Mary Silberstein L.C.S.W., C.A.S.A.C(g)

GamPro is staffed by professional clinicians, who specialize in the treatment of addiction and its impact on the family. Gampro offers a multitude of services to the gambler and loved ones who are impacted by problem gambling. These treatment services include:

• Psychosocial assessment


• Treatment planning


• Psychoeducational groups on problem and pathological gambling


• Psychoeducational groups on the impact of gambling on the family


• Individual, couple and family counseling


• Group Counseling


• Services for adults, adolescents and the elderly


• Significant other counseling


• Relapse Prevention


• Financial and vocational assessment and referrals


• Psychiatric assessments and medication management


• Community Outreach and in-service training


• Gambling Prevention

Gampro also provides outreach, training and prevention services to addiction recovery and mental health providers, community groups, schools, drugs, courts, business organizations, etc. Gampro's main office is located in Huntington, New York.

Gampro staff are trained in gambling treatment and prevention, mental health, and addiction recovery issues and employ culturally appropriate methods. Best practice techniques such as empathic engagement, motivation for change, assessing stages of change and stages of treatment are used. We also encourage clients to build a social network that offers respect, acceptance and appreciation through the inclusion of family and significant others in treatment and through the use of GA or GA-ANON.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

The estimated, annual prevalence of problem gambling among Adults, Age 18 and older in New York is 4.9% or 668,000 residents. (2006 NYS OASAS Household Survey.) Estimated annual prevalence of problem gambling amount of students in grades 7-12 in New York State is 10.1% or 141,055 students. Estimated annual prevalence for at risk youth for gambling is 10.0% or 139,137 students. (2006) NYS OASAS School Survey.)

Problem gambling affects the family as a whole, as well as each and every member. It disrupts family life through its negative financial consequences, the deterioration of basic trust between the gambler and other family members, and the loss of the problem gambler's ability to carry out his or her normal family roles and responsibilities.These developments in turn produce social, emotional, and even physical changes in the family's well-being. In adjusting to the impact of gambling addiction, family members may become increasingly isolated from each other and from their community.Family members often need help to recover from the impact of the problem gambler's behaviors as well as support in building a family environment that supports recovery for all family members.

For every person with a gambling problem, an average of 10 people are adversely affected by the gambler's behavior.

WARNING SIGNS

• Do you hide the rent or food money because your loved one gambles it away?


• Is your loved one away from home or unavailable for long periods of time due to gambling?


• Does your loved one sincerely promise to stop gambling, begging for another chance, then continues to gamble?


• Have you noticed a personality change in your loved one as the gambling continues?

TYPES OF GAMBLING IN NEW YORK STATE

• State-run lottery games including scratch-off tickets, daily numbers, Lotto, Quick Draw.


• Racetrack and off-track betting e.g., horseracing.


• Games of skill/sports: football, baseball, basketball, pool, golf, etc.


• Cards, dice, slot machines.


• Internet gambling.