Going All In: What Student Affairs Leaders Should Know About the Connection Between Gambling and Mental Health
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/09/2025 at 2:30 PM (EDT)
Online sports betting has led to an increase in problem gambling behaviors on campus. Students engaging in these behaviors often have co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. With easy access to gambling, it's critical that campuses understand the potential risks and are prepared to support students in need of help. The presenters will explore the current gambling landscape, discuss the relationship between problem gambling and mental health, and identify strategies to integrate problem gambling work into existing campus efforts.
Learning Outcomes
1. Recite the current gambling landscape, including federal, state, and campus policies that have led to an increase in problematic gambling behaviors among college students
2. Identify current trends in gambling behaviors among college students and the intersections between gambling, mental health, suicidality, and substance use
3. Articulate how student affairs leaders can support strategies that integrate problem gambling work into existing efforts on campus.
Cindy Clouner
Managing Director
The Ohio State University-Main Campus
M. Dolores Cimini
Director, Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research
University at Albany
James Lange
Executive Director
San Diego State University
Continuing Education Credits
This session counts for 1.0 CSAEd-CORE credit
NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.
Guidelines for earning CE credit:
No partial credit will be rewarded.
Participants must also complete the feedback survey in the Online Learning Community.
1 Credit is available for attending the live session or viewing the on-demand recording.
To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the feedback survey that offers the certification in each session. Once you have attended all the live sessions or watched the on-demand sessions for which you would like to request credit, visit the Continuing Education (CE) website to fill out the Student Affairs Education Certification Request Form for all the sessions. All certificants must fill out one for the live session and a separate one for the on-demand sessions. Visit the Continued Education (CE) website to learn more regarding deadlines and receive your certificate of completion for the Virtual Conference.