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Recovery Resources for Sports Gambling Addiction | The Comeback with Craig Carton

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The video features an interview between host Craig Carton and Dan Umpleby from Kimebridge Behavioral Health, focusing on the growing importance of specialized care for gambling-related challenges within the broader healthcare system. The discussion highlights that community behavioral health centers and primary care providers are increasingly recognizing problem gambling as a significant issue that has long gone unnoticed under the radar. As these institutions wake up to this reality, they are actively working to build necessary infrastructure and define what effective treatment and recovery look like in modern practice, marking the beginning of a new era where such services are integrated appropriately into general health systems. To reach individuals currently struggling with gambling behaviors, Kimebridge is developing innovative strategies through partnerships and targeted project work across various states. A key focus involves utilizing technology to create seamless integration between seeking help and immediately scheduling appointments for care programs, ensuring that those in need can access support without delay. Furthermore, the organization is engaging deeply with healthcare providers and payers to understand how best to structure services, aiming to guide individuals toward success as quickly as possible while addressing specific audiences identified through emerging data trends regarding gambling-related harm. A central argument presented by Umpleby identifies financial stress as a critical intervention point for preventing problem gambling and promoting responsible gaming practices. Data indicates that financial instability drives many uncomfortable social determinants of health, affecting food security, housing stability, and overall well-being before it often spirals into compulsive gambling behavior. By monitoring early signs where finances begin to falter, professionals can intervene earlier with prevention strategies, helping individuals course-correct quickly to avoid catastrophic outcomes later in life, thereby addressing the root causes that frequently lead to addiction rather than just treating the symptoms of the disorder itself.

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[music] Hey, this is the comeback web series. I'm Craig Carton and happy to have with us today Dan Umple of Kimebridge. Dan is the founder and CEO of Kimebridge Behavioral Health, a telealth provider specializing in gambling related challenges. Dan, good morning. Good to see you again, pal. How you been? >> Good. How are you >> doing? Great. doing great. Glad to have a few uh seconds of your time. Let me start off just out of the gate. Why is gambling specific health care and mental health treatment so important today? because we're starting to see it crop up across community behavioral health and across primary care and really just the health system in general is starting to wake up to what's been sort of underneath the radar for so long and started asking questions around how do we build the necessary infrastructure for this and what does treatment look like what does recovery look like and all of the in between bits are getting really interesting so I think we're really at the beginning of seeing what this looks like as we work on fitting it into the health system in an appropriate manner. >> So, as things evolve, I I wonder how is Conbridge coming up with new and creative ways or partnerships is even a better way to put it to reach individuals right now that may be experiences experiencing challenges related to their gambling behavior. We're doing a lot of project work with a handful of states and looking at different ways to get to specific audiences that we're seeing are cropping up in the data a little bit more frequently as individuals who are presenting with gambling related harm. um looking at different ways to deploy technology so that there's a seamless integration between when someone looks for help and being able to schedule appointments and get themselves directly into a care program immediately. um and reaching deeper across healthcare in general and talking with health care providers and healthcare payers around what services look like and how to best start someone off on a program and get them uh get them towards success as quick as possible. >> You and I have known each other for about 5 years now. I'm wondering uh in the moment because these things evolve. What's your personal top priority for progress when it comes to responsible gaming or problem gambling prevention in your world? >> I it has to be financial stress. I I think from everything that we are seeing there is a overwhelming amount of data that is starting to show that financial stress is driving a lot of u a lot of uncomfortable social determinance of health should we call it. Um, so looking at everything from the way that financial stress impacts food security to housing security, um, and everything in between, we see early signs that the finance is starting to get a little out of whack and then the the gambling behavior starting to become a primary activity. uh is a great intervention point to talk early about prevention strategy for individuals and help individuals course correct quickly and avoid catastrophe later down the line. >> Well, I appreciate all the hard work you guys do. That's Dan Unfleet of Cambridge Behavioral Health and this is another edition of the comeback web series.