NCC Receives Grant to Address Problem Gambling
Nash Community College’s Student Wellness Center has received a $5,000 grant from the North Carolina Problem Gambling Program. The grant will fund resources to promote awareness of problem gambling and intervention. As a result of the grant, Nash Community College students and employees will be afforded the opportunity to attend workshops and learn about problem gambling and resources to support individuals needing intervention. Additionally, the funds will help Nash Community College shape policy and services on campus that align with the Task Force on College Gambling Policies and Recommendations. The Task Force was created by the Division of Addictions at the Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
“As a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, I especially understand the need to provide supports for those students with behavioral disorders as well as substance use disorders. We will integrate Problem Gambling services among the services NCC already offers through its Collegiate Recovery Program and our Student Wellness Center,” said Marbeth Holmes, Nash Community College’s Director of Student Wellness.
Through the NCC Student Wellness Center with clinical outreach counseling, NCC connects students with qualified professionals and community resources who can offer support. The Center’s scope of services includes Single Stop services, screening and assessment, crisis intervention, personal counseling, support groups, referral services for chronic care, psycho-education, cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy and more. Holmes is trained to provide assistance to special populations in need of therapeutic support groups such as veterans, single mothers, survivors of trauma and domestic violence, drug abusers and others. College resources that also provide assistance to students include: the Student Government Association, MALE mentoring program, Library, a Food Pantry, and Success Closet providing students with professional attire for job interviews. Holmes may be reached at 252.451.8319 or mhholmes164@nashcc.edu.
“With the funding, NCC has one more way to reach out to students, supporting them where they are in life, in order to help them achieve academic and lifelong success,” she said.
This grant is made possible through the support of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. For more information about problem gambling, visit the program’s website at www.morethangamenc.org or call the Problem Gambling Helpline at
877.718.5543.
