田纳西州拨款300万美元防青少年赌博：调查显示15%的学生过去一个月赌过博
田纳西州心理健康与药物滥用服务部（TDMHSAS）2026年10月30日在州府 Nashville 宣布，拨出300万美元竞争性拨款资金，用于加强全州青少年赌博的预防与宣传工作，现向公共机构、非营利组织、高等院校、社区组织与持牌服务机构征集提案，提案截止日期为11月28日。
这笔钱分两个池发放：经常性资金150万美元、非经常性资金150万美元。资助来源是田纳西州《体育博彩法》下持牌体育博彩运营商特权税的5%份额，该部门的现有赌博治疗服务同样由此收入供款。
拨款源于该部今夏至秋季召集的青少年赌博预防与意识工作组。工作组成员来自行为健康、教育、预防、医疗、青少年服务、治疗、研究与博彩监管等领域，其建议包括加强预防宣传、青少年与家长参与、从业人员培训、校园教育、早期识别、治疗与转介通道、康复支持、数据评估与跨机构协作。
支撑这一行动的最新数据来自2024–25学年 TN Together 学生调查：田纳西州34个县11,000多名学生受访，15%的学生表示在过去30天内赌过博；在这15%之中，43%的人在30天内赌博达6天以上，四分之一的人表示有时或经常想着赌博或计划赌博。学生平均的赌博起始年龄约为12岁。
TDMHSAS 局长 Marie Williams 表示，田纳西州青少年越来越多地接触到赌博相关广告、内容、应用程序与线上金融风险行为，州内已有专项资金、临床与研究伙伴、全州求助热线，以及教育、卫生、预防、家庭与监管网络，现在要把这些资源连接成一个以青少年为中心的协调体系。州体育博彩委员会执行主任 Mary Beth Thomas 表示，跨部门协调对这项复杂工作至关重要，该委员会正着力清除田纳西州的非法平台，因为这类平台不限制未成年人访问、还接受信用卡付款，专门猎食青少年。
该部同时提醒，田纳西州家庭目前可通过由该部资助的 The Gambling Clinic 获得免费治疗：Memphis、Nashville 与 Johnson City 提供面对面咨询，全州范围可通过远程医疗获得服务。
Tennessee Makes $3 Million Available to Prevent Youth Gambling: Survey Finds 15 Percent of Students Gambled in the Past Month
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) announced in Nashville on October 30, 2026, that it is making $3 million in grant funding available to strengthen prevention and awareness of youth gambling in Tennessee. The department is soliciting proposals from public agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community-based organizations, and licensed providers, with proposals due November 28; the proposals will be reviewed, scored, and awarded competitively.
Projects will be funded from two pools: $1.5 million in recurring dollars and $1.5 million in non-recurring dollars. Under the Tennessee Sports Gaming Act, TDMHSAS receives 5 percent of the privilege tax assessed on licensed sportsbooks, and both current gambling treatment services and the services awarded through this announcement are funded with that revenue.
The announcement is a direct result of the Youth Gambling Prevention and Awareness Work Group, convened by the department during the summer and fall with leaders from behavioral health, education, prevention, healthcare, youth-serving organizations, treatment, research, and gambling regulation. The group identified the need for stronger prevention messaging, youth and parent engagement, workforce training, school-based education, early identification, treatment and referral pathways, recovery support, data and evaluation, and collaboration across agencies.
Recent Tennessee data show the need. The 2024-25 TN Together Student Survey of more than 11,000 students from 34 Tennessee counties reported that 15 percent of students had gambled during the past 30 days; among them, 43 percent gambled on six or more days, and one in four reported sometimes or often thinking about gambling or planning to gamble. The average age of gambling initiation was about 12 years old.
"Tennessee youth are increasingly exposed to gambling-related ads, content, apps, and online financial risk-taking," said TDMHSAS Commissioner Marie Williams, LCSW, adding that the state has dedicated funding, clinical and research partners, a statewide helpline, and strong education, health, prevention, youth, family, and regulatory networks, and that the work group's recommendations offer a framework to connect these resources into one coordinated system focused on youth. Tennessee Sports Wagering Council Executive Director Mary Beth Thomas said a coordinated approach across sectors is critical, noting the council is focused on eradicating illegal platforms from Tennessee because they prey upon youth by not restricting minors from accessing their sites and accepting credit, among other predatory practices.
Families in Tennessee currently have access to free treatment through The Gambling Clinic, funded by TDMHSAS, which offers in-person counseling in Memphis, Nashville, and Johnson City and telehealth services across the state.
来源：田纳西州心理健康与药物滥用服务部
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