Video Game Terminology - OHA PGS - 2020
YGAM (UK nonprofit offering training on Gaming & Gambling) Parent Hub has lots of quick guides for parents. Student Hub has great materials for college students.
Healthy Gamer - Dr. Alok Kanojia - Lots of resources some behind paywall, paid coaching. His book How to Raise A Healthy Gamer is a great short read full of brain science and a realistic model for parents to help their kids with gaming addiction.
Reboot & Recover - Non-profit with resources on gambling, gaming and internet addictions
Internet & Video Game Addiction Info - Dr. Clifford Sussman, MD
Video Gaming Addiction Overview - Blog from Mind Help App website
2023 Essential Facts About the U.S. Video Game Industry - ESA
Game Quitters - Resources for gamers and parents
Gaming & Gambling Page - Responsible Gambling Council (Canada)
ADHD Specific - Parent Guide to Healthy Video Game & Internet Use for Children with ADHD - Sussman 2018
I was not prepared for what we came across when treating gaming disorders - Article by Prof Bowden-Jones about running NHS's National Centre for Gaming Disorders (UK) - 2023
Young Brains and Video Games - 90 second video by Brain Connection - 2024
FairPlay - Non-profit with campaigns about screen-free weeks, phone-free schools, children's online privacy
Spark & Stitch Institute - Digital Wellbeing for parents
Screen Sanity - Tools & Trainings for parents
Handbook of Children and Screens - 2024 - Digital Media, Development & Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence
Screenagers Blog - Tech Talk Tuesdays with posts about screen use and teens. Host a screenagers movie viewing
ParentGuide - Digital Driver's Ed - Screen Sanity
Look Up 2 - Youtube video by Gary Turk - poem about screen addiction and the need to look up from our devices
Foundations in Gaming Disorder - Paid Core Training - 3 parts w/ CEUs
Children & Screens Webinars - Institute of Digital Media and Child Development
What is Gaming Disorder? - Webinar - (Evergreen Council, 2021) - Good starter webinar
Claw Machines: Exploring the Line Between Play and Risk - YMCA Youth Gambling Program 2025
Safer Gaming Tips Flyer - Multnomah County - 2025
Teen/Tween Gaming/Gambling Handout - Tillamook County - Adapt for own use, no crediting needed
Safer Gambling/Gaming Tips Flyers - Douglas County - 2026
What is Gaming Addiction? Handout - Lane County - 2026 - Spanish Version
Young Brains and Video Games - 90 second video by Brain Connection - 2024
Clinical Handouts on brain science and gaming addiction - Brain Connection
YGAP Gaming Safety Tips Handout
Apps to be Aware of - Liberty House (iRespectAndProtect) - For Parents - 2026
Printable Activity Cards for Families - Healthy Media Habits - SAMSHA
Customizable Digital Media Contract - (iRespectAndProtect)
Create a customized digital media contract for you and your family (based on your own family values) using our interactive contract creator. Available in Spanish. More materials for parents Here
Gambling & gaming: The links between esports, skin betting, and gambling harms (Greer, 2022) Full Study
The relationship between look box engagement and gambling behavior over time (Brooks & Clark, 2023) Full Study
Online Gaming Addiction in Children & Adolescents: A Review of Empirical Research (2012)
Evaluation of the Brief Internet Gaming Screen–8 in a U.S. based clinical inpatient sample (2023)
Development of the Saini-Hodgins Addiction Risk Potential of Games (SHARP-G) Scale (2024) - Great info on what aspects of games make them more addictive
Healthy Video Game Use for the Whole Family (2022 Adaptable Content- Lane County - No need to credit) Intended Audience is Parents of school aged children
Healthy Gaming - Leveling Up Your Brain (2025 Adaptable Content - Lane County - No credit needed) - Presentation designed for HS Juniors on Gaming & Gambling Addiction with my presentation notes.
Loot Box Flyer - Jackson County 2025 - Adapt for own use
Article - How Loot Boxes in Children's Video Games Encourage Gambling - (Forbes, 2023) - Good beginner article on the topic
Handout - Loot boxes: how children are being exposed to gambling-like harm in video games - (Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation - Australia)
Policy Paper - Reducing Loot Box Reward Complexity as part of ethical video game design - (Xiao, Newall, 2022)
Video game look boxes are linked to problem gambling (Zendle & Cairns, 2018)
Adolescents and loot boxes: Links with Problem Gambling and Motivations for Purchase (Zendle, Meyer & Over, 2019)
What Makes Players Pay? An Empirical Investigation of In-Game Lotteries - (Amano & Simonov, Harvard 2024) Gives both empirical and industry point of view. Complex math on Loot Boxes to inform policy recommendations. Recommends spending caps on loot boxes.
Article - By allowing third-party casinos, Roblox failed to protect minors, judge rules (Courthouse New Service, 2024)
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