YOUTH DRAMAS
In the last 30 years, gambling has become a much more prominent part of our community landscape. Participation has grown and with it the potential for problem gambling. Many studies have pointed to problem gambling rates among teens and young adults as being higher than those of the general population. It is not difficult to understand why this might be. Teens and young adults are exposed to gambling images almost every day. All they have to do is walk into a corner store and see people buying lottery tickets or go onto the Internet to see ads for online poker rooms. It is little wonder a casino visit has been described as a new rite of passage into adulthood.
The theatre dramas build an often poignant awareness of some of the non-monetary problems that can develop if gambling gets out of control. They have been designed to increase awareness of problem gambling and its signs, suggests ways to avoid a gambling problem, and let audience members know where they can get local help.
82%, R U UP? House of Cards,Three-of-a-Kind, and after the beep are stage productions for young people that RGC has developed and produced. To date these performances have reached more than 223,000 young people throughout Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Nova Scotia.
Information about treatment centres, help line numbers and Gamblers Anonymous.
