NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2008
Program specific contact:
John Benassu, Gambling Treatment Program Supervisor: 503-540-5562 X140
General media contact:
Jim Clay, Communications Director: (503) 314-4584,
Cascadia opens two new gambling addiction treatment clinics in Clackamas County.
Nonprofit Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare announces the opening of two new gambling addiction treatment clinics to serve Clackamas County and the surrounding areas. Gambling treatment services are free for problem gamblers and their families.
This treatment program is funded by the State of Oregon Department of Human Services through revenue collected by the Oregon Lottery.
Success rates are high, with data showing that 80% of clients are abstinent from gambling, or have dramatically reduced their gambling six months after successfully completing treatment. Herbert & Louis, a respected Wilsonville-based research agency collects and publishes these data.
All information, conversations and treatment services are private and protected by federal confidentiality law, with the exceptions of imminent danger to self or others, or reports of abuse which, by law, must be reported.
Treatment includes individual and group counseling. Clients gain an understanding ofgambling addiction as an illness, and of the issues at the root of their addiction. Clients are helped to put strong support in place to promote and strengthen their recovery. Group meetings offer an opportunity for clients to meet, share their experiences, and understand that they are not alone. As problem gambling in Oregon continues to grow in prevalence and severity, effective treatment is both critical and available.
Cascadia’s two new clinics are located in Clackamas County.The Wilsonville clinic is located at 30470 SW Parkway Ave, Suite B, Wilsonville, OR 97070-7804; and the Clackamas clinic is located at 15630 SE 90th, Clackamas, OR 97015-9729.
Appointments for bothlocations are made by calling Cascadia’s gambling treatment intake staff at 503-239-5952. All calls are confidential.
Cascadia is Oregon’s largest provider of mental health and addictions treatment services, serving five Oregon Counties with a workforce of nearly 1,400.
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