This study will implement a brief intervention with text messaging and will test its effectiveness in reducing gambling behavior and improving financial well-being among credit counseling clients who seek services. Financial counseling organizations provide a community-based environment for screening and brief intervention for gambling-related problems as gambling problems are fundamentally about financial losses. The study holds the promise of expanding brief interventions for gambling to individuals outside the health care system and in so doing, help those at-risk who do not present for formal treatment.
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Brief Problem Gambling Screen
Timeframe: screener asked at baseline when individuals call in to Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maryland
The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS)
Timeframe: baseline
Gambling Symptoms Assessment Scale (GSAS) - change is being assessed over time
Timeframe: baseline, Time 2 (30 days post randomization), Time 3 (90 days post randomization)
The Financial Well-Being Assessment Scale - change is being assessed over time
Timeframe: baseline, Time 2 (30 days post randomization), Time 3 (90 days post randomization)
Mental Help Seeking Intention Scale - change is being assessed over time
Timeframe: baseline, Time 2 (30 days post randomization), Time 3 (90 days post randomization)