Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling : Insights From Different Disciplines

Session Title

Public Health: Monitoring & Data Innovation

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation

Start Date

27-5-2026 12:00 AM

Abstract

Financial instability and mental health challenges often reinforce one another, creating conditions that heighten vulnerability to gambling-related harm. This session explores emerging evidence linking financial stress, psychological distress, and risky gambling behaviors and makes the case for a financial-wellness lens in responsible gambling. Drawing on new insights from Kindbridge’s Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling (FSRG) Initiative, presenters will share practical approaches for strengthening financial health, improving early identification of risk, and supporting vulnerable populations. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to incorporate financial-stability principles into prevention, clinical practice, and community-based supports.

Author Bios

Timothy Fong, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. Dr. Fong is also the co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program. Dr. Fong is the Director of the Steering Committee to the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, a multi-disciplinary effort to examine the impact of cannabis on body, mind, and brain.

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May 27th, 12:00 AM

Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling : Insights From Different Disciplines

Financial instability and mental health challenges often reinforce one another, creating conditions that heighten vulnerability to gambling-related harm. This session explores emerging evidence linking financial stress, psychological distress, and risky gambling behaviors and makes the case for a financial-wellness lens in responsible gambling. Drawing on new insights from Kindbridge’s Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling (FSRG) Initiative, presenters will share practical approaches for strengthening financial health, improving early identification of risk, and supporting vulnerable populations. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to incorporate financial-stability principles into prevention, clinical practice, and community-based supports.