Category: General Information

Project Build Up (PBU) is a program designed to strengthen the capacity of the workforce in outpatient substance use and gambling treatment agencies to provide or promote gambling treatment services, with an emphasis on addressing the disproportionate impact of problem gambling on communities of color.  

PBU is a Grant and Technical Assistance Initiative sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (MDPH) Office of Problem Gambling Services (OPGS) and administered by Health Resources in Action (HRiA). To apply for this opportunity please reach out to projectbuildup@hria.org

Expressions of Addiction is an exhibit of original photographic portraits that depict people during various stages and expressions of addiction. Each portrait includes a biographical information about each subject derived from in person interviews. These photographs are part of an exhibition that will help the public better understand addiction by reaching thousands through gallery exhibitions, television programming, and the internet.

List containing the 22 gambling treatment services (in alphabetical order by town) that are contracted by DPH’s Office of
Problem Gambling Services, in collaboration with DPH’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services. At all sites:
• Treatment is available regardless of insurance coverage (in the absence of insurance, DPH is the payor of last
resort).
• Translation services are available upon request.

For many, gambling is a hobby or pastime. For others, it’s a serious problem. Gambling can make you feel depressed, desperate or angry, and even get you into legal trouble. This website provides videos and further information on warning signs for problem gambling and how to get help if you or someone you know has a problem with gambling.