Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM)
Problem Gambling Awareness Month is a nationwide grassroots campaign, held annually in March, that seeks to increase public awareness of problem gambling and promote prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
PGAM Goals
- To increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services.
- To encourage healthcare providers to screen clients for problem gambling.
March 2025
Seeking Understanding
The 2025 Problem Gambling Awareness Month theme, “Seeking Understanding,” focuses on increasing awareness of problem gambling as a serious but often misunderstood mental health condition. By fostering a deeper understanding of the issue, we can encourage empathy, reduce barriers to treatment, and provide support to those affected by gambling-related harm.
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Problem Gambling Awareness Month 2025 Promotional Toolkit
To facilitate your PGAM promotion efforts, we’ve compiled a toolkit with key resources: problem gambling FAQs, best practices for social media, a press release template and more.
Gambling Disorder Screening Day
To make screening for gambling disorder easier and more effective, NCPG has partnered with the Cambridge Health Alliance Division on Addiction, which has developed a free Gambling Disorder Screening Day Toolkit.
Tuesday
March 11, 2025
Problem Gambling Awareness Month Proclamations
Please email your PGAM proclamations to Media@NCPGambling.org.