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04/04/2025

25/03/2025

The Sweet 16 is not so sweet for everyone. Learn more about problem gambling and gambling addiction and find resources here: https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/faqs-what-is-problem-gambling/

19/03/2025

March Madness is the largest betting event of the year. Get a free download of our evidence-based clinical interventions for problem gambling at https://www.missionmodel.org/gambling-disorder-interventions-counselors-therapists

11/03/2025

Today is Gambling Disorder Screening Day. Find resources for screening and intervention at our website https://www.missionmodel.org/gambling-toolkit and at Cambridge Health Alliance's Division on Addiction information center https://www.divisiononaddiction.org/outreach-resources/gdsd

The MISSION Behavioral Health Lab at UMass Chan Medical School supports this Harvard Medical School-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), Division on Addiction initiative to expand access to screening and resources to people who may have gaming-related problems.Year-round we are committed t...

03/03/2025

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

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10/10/2024

October 10 is , focused on worldwide awareness of mental health, particularly in the workplace. Join us in helping to spread today.

05/09/2024

NFL and NCAA football seasons have begun...if you're working with clients struggling with problem gambling or gambling disorder, this packet of free evidence-based activities adapted from the core MISSION DRT curriculum is for you. Get it here: https://buff.ly/3WZFLVK

03/09/2024

September is . National Recovery Month focuses on showcasing evidence-based treatment and recovery practices for substance use and mental health conditions, it's also a great way to promote awareness of mental health and addiction recovery and celebrate the providers, peers, and communities who make recovery possible.

30/08/2024

MISSION staffers Marinna, Sydney, and Leslie were in attendance at the Overdose Awareness Day vigil in Worcester on 8/28. We always appreciate the opportunity to support the City of Worcester and the incredible treatment, social services, and law enforcement professionals who have worked hard to reduce the number of overdoses in the city. The ever-personable Marinna even made a new friend!

29/08/2024

107,543 people lost their lives to overdose in the United States during 2023. Overdose deaths, and the heartbreak that comes along with them, are preventable.

28/08/2024

Our latest on has just been published with Elsevier in Contemporary Clinical Trials. Read here: https://buff.ly/3T65v1I

02/08/2024

We're please to welcome Mariam Fatehi, PhD, to the MISSION Lab and to UMass Chan Medical School as a postdoctoral researcher. Mariam received her MSW and PhD from the University of Georgia School of Social Work after working as a licensed psychotherapist in Iran for 8 years. Her research interests include interventions for mental health, SUD, and trauma. Welcome to the MISSION team, Mariam!