Current Research Projects
Advancing Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Communities (NARCH XIV)
The Division on Addiction is working in partnership with the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations to adapt the First Face for Mental Health training program and create new infrastructure at the Healing Lodge to provide research operations and methods oversight.
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CARS-SC & CARS Connect Roll-Out and Maintenance
The Division has released CARS-SC and CARS Connect, desktop and cloud adaptations of the Computerized Assessment & Referral System (CARS) software, and will provide maintenance support as users transition to these new versions.
Co-designing Responsible Gambling Messages with People who Gamble to Promote Safer Play Behaviors
This research will co-design responsible gambling messages in an effort to promote safer play behaviors among active gamblers.
Evaluating the Massachusetts Voluntary Self Exclusion Program (MA-VSEP)
The Division and GREO will partner to evaluate the Massachusetts Voluntary Exclusion Program.
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Examining Responsible Gambling Advertising Practices and Testing Effects of Actual Responsible Gambling Messages on Behavior
This research is designed to reduce potential harms associated with gambling by helping people make more informed decisions related to their gambling behavior.
First Face for Tribal Gaming Employees
This project will support the adaptation of First Face for Mental Health curriculum for Tribal gaming employees.
Level Up: A game-based learning intervention to prevent problem gambling in adolescents
The Division on Addiction is working in partnership with dfusion, Inc. to develop a science-driven intervention for high school students to educate them about gambling, youth mental health, financial literacy, and more.
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Multidimensional Loss Chasing in Online Gambling: Considering the Importance of Optimal Cutpoints, Temporal Reference Points, and Coming in Hot for Improving Predictive Ability
This research will assess how loss chasing might predict gambling harm outcomes using actual betting records.
Responsibility, Research, and Resources: Plan for Responsible Gambling Activities
The Division will engage in a variety of independent education, outreach, and research activities related to responsible and problem gambling.
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