This webpage looks at the evidence on screening, assessing and treating youth with problem gambling, and shows you how to put it into practice. It is important to understand and apply developmentally appropriate screening, assessment and treatment practices for youth with problem gambling. Different factors affect the risk of youth problem gambling compared to adults, and youth with problem gambling frequently experience co-occurring mental health problems.
Problem gambling can affect people across the lifespan, although young people aged 10 to 24 years have higher rates of problem gambling than adults.
