Upcoming Provider Training
Gambling Disorder: Relationship to Suicide and Resources for Help
Date: December 5, 2025
Time: 12PM-1PM
CEU's: 1
Presented By:
Kristen Beall LCSW-C, ICGC-II, CAC-AD, Clinical Manager
Summary:
There is an identified and well-documented relationship between gambling and suicide. Individuals who suffer from gambling disorders are at significantly higher risk for suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and completed suicide. This can be attributed to the severe emotional, financial, and social consequences that often accompany problematic gambling. When combined with intense feelings of shame and hopelessness that may result from mounting debts, relationship breakdowns, and job losses, the risk of suicide becomes more acute. Learn more about the lethality of problematic gambling in ways you can facilitate conversations, reducing harm and stigma.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the symptoms of gambling disorder that increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts.
- Discover current research that demonstrates the relationship between problematic gambling and suicide.
- Examine evidenced-based gambling screening tools that can be implemented in practice to increase opportunities for intervention.
- Recognize protective factors and characteristics that can reduce harms with resources for help and hope.