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    • New Minnesota Problem Gambling Crisis Website

      8 Mar 2013

      The new Minnesota Problem Gambling crisis microsite is now live at www.getgamblinghelp.com! This site was developed specifically to serve those in immediate need of assistance, either for themselves or someone they know. A little over half of callers to the Helpline …

    • Real Voices: The Wife of a Problem Gambler Details Its Damaging Impact

      5 Dec 2012

      The effects of someone’s gambling can extend to well beyond just the gambler. They can affect a partner, child, parent or friend. This is the account of a Minnesotan whose husband was a problem gambler. The idea of addictive gambling …

    • Minnesota’s Sandi Brustuen Wins Prestigious Award from National Council on Problem Gambling

      26 Nov 2012

      Sandi Brustuen may not be Neil Armstrong or Charles Lindbergh but she’s a pioneer in her own right. Sandi, who received the Dr. Robert Custer Lifetime Award for Direct Service from the National Council of Problem Gambling (NCPG) in July, …

    • State Bringing Comprehensive, Team Approach to Problem Gambling Awareness and Treatment

      24 Oct 2012

      Historically, Minnesota’s focus on problem gambling has not taken into consideration how it may fit within the context of other addictions and mental illnesses. However, Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS), the agency that provides oversight of problem gambling treatment …

    • Introducing Minnesota’s New Problem Gambling Helpline Vendor

      3 Oct 2012

      In late August the Minnesota problem gambling helpline contract from the state was awarded to the Invitation Health Institute (IHI). Call center operations will now be handled by Canvas Health/Crisis Connection out of Richfield. IHI (formerly the Minnesota Institute of …

    • Northstar Is Active in the Community

      3 Oct 2012

      The Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance invests significant resources in community and professional outreach activities to help educate the community and professionals on problem gambling issues. We will be particularly busy this fall at conferences and events throughout Minnesota. The following …