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Cover Art:

Hayley Brown

Grade: 7

The 2015 Problem Gambling Awareness Calendar

features young Oregonians views on problem gambling, expressed through art.

State, county and tribal agencies as well as middle school teachers and students collaborated to create this calendar.
FEBRUARY
JAN

U A RY

MARC

MAY
APRIL

JUNE

Each year, in observance of

National Problem Gambling Month, middle school students create
messages and images that convey the risk of developing a gambling disorder. Students from
across the state submitted art and a panel of judges selected the artwork that appears in this calendar.

AUGUST
AUGUST
J U LY

J U LY

SEPT

EMBE

NOVEMBER
OCTO

DECE

BER

If you would like more information about participating

in the annual art search, please contact
Roxann Jones at roxann.r.jones@state.or.us.
If you or a family member needs confidential help for gambling problems, call

Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648

or visit www.opgr.org.
Treatment is free, confidential and it works!

MBER

Artist:

Vicki Chang

Grade: 7

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

JANUARY 2015

Mental Wellness Month

www.nmha.org

New Years Day

Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day

FACT: Gambling can be just as addictive as drugs or alcohol.

Artist:

Gracie Agnor

Grade: 6

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

FEBRUARY 2015

National Teen Dating and Violence

Awareness and Prevention Month
www.teendvmonth.org

Groundhog Day

Valentines Day

Presidents Day

Ash Wednesday

Chinese New Year

FACT: Gambling is the most often reported leisure activity among senior citizens.

Artist:

Anaelle Enders

Grade:

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

MARCH 2015

National Problem Gambling Awareness Month

www.npgam.org

Daylight saving
time begins

St. Patricks Day

First day of spring

Palm Sunday

FACT: Most Oregon youth who gamble play games of personal skill, bet on sports and play cards.

Artist:

Samantha Hull

Grade: 8

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

APRIL 2015

Alcohol Awareness Month

www.ncadd.org

April Fools Day

Easter Sunday

Good Friday

Passover begins

National Public
Health Week
nphw.org

Patriots Day

Earth Day
Administrative
Professionals Day

FACT: Gambling is called the hidden addiction because there arent necessarily easily recognizable signs of being under the influence.

Artist: DELANEY McCANNELL Grade: 7

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

MAY 2015

Mental Health Month

www.nmha.org

Cinco de Mayo

National Childrens
Mental Health
Awareness Day
samhsa.gov/children

Mothers Day

Armed Forces Day

National
Prevention Week
samhsa.gov/
preventionweek

Memorial Day
World No
Tobacco Day

FACT: Support and advocacy resources are available for problem gambling from Gamblers Anonymous
(www.gamblersanonymous.org) and from Oregons Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery (www.vpgr.net).

Artist:

Lilly Stephens

Grade: 7

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

JUNE 2015

Flag Day

Ramadan begins

Fathers Day
First day of summer

FACT: Kids who gamble are almost twice as likely as their peers to have other risk behaviors, such as drinking alcohol, using
drugs, fighting, skipping school and attempting suicide.

Artist:

Haley Searles

Grade: 8

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

JULY 2015

Purposeful Parenting Month

www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/news/e-updates/eupdate-4.html

Independence Day

Parents Day

FACT: Most Oregon parents talk with their kids about alcohol and drug use. Less than half of parents talk to their kids
about gambling.

Artist:

Hayley Brown

Grade: 7

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

AUGUST 2015

National Child Awareness Month

www.nationalchildawarenessmonth.org

FACT: Kids who start gambling at a younger age are four more times at risk for a gambling disorder later in life.

Artist:

Kaylee Smith

Grade: 8

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

SEPTEMBER 2015
Labor Day

Grandparents Day

National Recovery Month

www.recoverymonth.gov

World Suicide
Prevention Day
take5tosavelives.org

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur
First day of autumn

World Heart Day

Oregon Problem
Gamblers
Awareness Day

FACT: Of those who received treatment for a gambling problem in Oregon, approximately 48 percent had suicidal thoughts and
more than 9 percent had attempted suicide within the past six months.

Artist: Tishrei

Movich-Fields

Grade: 6

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

OCTOBER 2015

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

www.ncadv.org

Columbus Day

United Nations Day

Halloween

FACT: Children of compulsive gamblers are often prone to suffer abuse and neglect as a result of their parents gambling disorder.

Artist: Charlee

Wolf

Grade: 6

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

NOVEMBER 2015

American Indian and

Alaska Native Heritage Month

www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov

Daylight saving
time ends

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

FACT: A wide array of effective, free problem gambling prevention resources and information is available at
www.problemgamblingprevention.org.

Artist: Monica Guzman-Fields Grade: 6

For free confidential help, call Oregon Problem Gambling Resource at 1-877-695-4648 or visit www.opgr.org.

DECEMBER 2015
Hanukkah begins

First day of winter

Christmas Eve

Christmas

New Years Eve

FACT: Oregons investment in problem gambling prevention and treatment reduces harm to the community.

Kwanzaa begins

What can OPGR offer you?

 elpline: 1-877-695-4648
H
If you or someone you know is gambling too much, call the Oregon
Problem Gambling Resource helpline or chat online with a
certified gambling addiction counselor. All information shared
is confidential and this service is free to Oregon residents.
Website: www.opgr.org
Information on problem gambling and who is at risk;
Access to providers and treatment options across the state;
A list of all gambling treatment providers throughout Oregon;
A list of Gamblers Anonymous self-help recovery meetings
in Oregon.

ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH

Problem Gambling Services
500 Summer St. NE, E-86
Salem, Oregon 97301
Phone: 503-947-5548
oregon.gov/oha/amh/Pages/gambling.aspx

Student art does not necessarily represent the

beliefs or policies of the Oregon Health Authority.
OHA 9802 (Rev. 09/2014)