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The Green Elephant in the Room: Problematic Gambling & Money

  • Northampton Recovery Center 25 Armory Street Northampton, MA, 01060 United States (map)

Come and check out our Gambling Disorder Awareness & Financial Wellness group with

Jodie Nealley from the MA Council on Gaming & Health :

 

 Wednesday, June 8 2022 at 1:00 pm at the Northampton Peer Recovery Center

 

Effective money management strategy and mental health practices often work together when navigating recovery, but with gambling disorder there are additional unique challenges to be considered.

 

Money is often over-valued and considered the substance by those who struggle with gambling disorder. This distorted thinking can complicate the most basic budgeting & financial based decision-making recovery especially challenging.

 

Learn more how to understand these unhealthy thinking patterns, discuss financial literacy practices for those in recovery and discuss the highly co-occurring nature of problematic gambling.