Hidden Bets: Youth, Online Gambling & Mental Health (Live Webinar-No CE)

Hidden Bets: Youth, Online Gambling & Mental Health (Live Webinar-No CE)

Please Note: No continuing education credits (CE) are available for this free version of the course.

If you are seeking CE or a certificate of completion, you will need to enroll in the paid CE version.

The rapid growth of online gambling has emerged as a significant public health concern for adolescents. Participation in gambling behaviors is increasing, fueled by greater access to digital environments and mobile platforms such as online casinos, sports betting, and poker. Disparities in gambling involvement are especially pronounced across racial, socioeconomic, and gender lines, with African American youth and male students at particularly elevated risk. Rising engagement, paired with the associated mental health and financial consequences, underscores the critical need for early identification and adolescent-centered intervention.

This webinar will equip health professionals with up-to-date knowledge on risk factors and screening approaches, examine the role of digital environments in promoting gambling behaviors, and highlight the importance of parental and community engagement. Participants will gain evidence-based strategies for education, brief interventions, and prevention initiatives to effectively support adolescent well-being and mitigate risk.

This webinar will be recorded and made available in our training catalog within 1-2 weeks.

The contents of this webinar are solely the responsibility of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of AHI or any AHI Section.

Registration

• Opens: February 23, 2026
• Closes: March 24, 2026, 8 a.m. EST
• Training Date: March 24, 2026
• Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST

YOU WILL NEED TO SIGN INTO ZOOM USING THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE TO REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING. The unique Zoom link will be emailed to you 1 hour before start.

Attendee resources and materials will be available through the Canvas course page. A login is required for access. Sign in using the same email you used when registering.

Michigan Medicine employees: If you registered using a med.umich.edu email address, you will need to sign in as an External User NOT a UM-Affiliated User.

Audience

The audience for this training includes medical professionals such as pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and mental health specialists who work with adolescents and young adults. Additionally, psychiatrists, social workers, and other healthcare providers involved in adolescent health care would benefit from this training.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the impact of online gambling behaviors on adolescent mental health, financial decision-making, and long-term behavioral patterns.
• Analyze how demographic disparities shape adolescent vulnerability to online gambling and gambling disorder.
• Recognize key warning signs and symptoms of gambling-related problems in adolescent patients.
• Review evidence-based prevention and brief intervention approaches to mitigate gambling-related harms among adolescents.

Speakers

TBD

TBD

Requirements for Completion

• Sign in on time
  • Sign in by 11 a.m. EST on March 24, 2026, and attend the entire live webinar
  • SIGN INTO ZOOM USING THE SAME EMAIL YOU USED TO REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING. The unique Zoom link will be emailed to you 1 hour prior to start.
• Complete the evaluation within 1 week
  • Evaluation must be completed by March 31, 2026 (the evaluation will be made available at the end of the live session) and can be found under the "Modules" tab on the left-side menu.

Technical Information

Registrants must visit the Canvas course page to access training resources and details. Access to the course requires logging in using the same email you used to register. If you registered using a med.umich.edu email, you will need to log in as an external user NOT a UM affiliated user.

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Contact us at AHIEvents@med.umich.edu with questions.

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