Carolyn E. Hawley, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling at VCU’s College of Health Professions, has gained a deep understanding of the risks linked to gambling through a variety of community-focused research initiatives and shared recent findings on the subject.
Hawley Says Problem Gambling Can Be Hard to Identify
Hawley noted that no national prevalence study on gambling disorder has been conducted in the US since 1998 due to a lack of federal funding, leaving a significant gap in critical data. However, through her own research, she estimates that between six and eight million Americans struggle with gambling-related issues. This includes both…