Gambling Services
Be Gamble aware | National gambling helpline
Be Gamble Aware provides information to help people make informed decisions about their gambling. They'll help you to find out more about it and what safer gambling means, to understand and recognise the risks, and show you where to go for further help and support should you need it. If gambling is affecting your or someone else’s life, there are services that can help:
Visit their website to see what services are available in your area.
Contact Details
0808 8020 133
GamCare
If gambling problems are affecting you, or those close to you, GamCare is the leading UK provider of free information, advice and support for anyone harmed by gambling.
You can get in touch with GamCare on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours a day, join a live 1:1 or group chat online, or visit their online forum
Young people's support service
GamCare’s Young People’s Service can support anyone aged 18 and under across the UK (including Northern Ireland) who is either ‘at risk’ of or experiencing harm because of gambling.
This can be if they are gambling themselves or if they are affected by someone else’s gambling. Our service is free, flexible and confidential, and we ensure that the young person receives the most appropriate help.
Young people, and anyone worried about a young person and gambling, can get in touch:
- via the National Gambling Helpline – 24 hours a day on Freephone 0808 8020 133, or via live chat – this can be accessed here, or via our dedicated website for young people, parents and teachers at BigDeal.org.uk
- by emailing YoungPeopleService@gamcare.org.uk (Please note the Young People’s Service office hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm excluding bank holidays. We have an average response time of one working day. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please email)
- through the referral form down below
Contact Details
0808 8020 133
NHS Northern Gambling Service
We give compassionate support, along with understanding and a determination to make life better as quickly as possible
We specialise in delivering support and treatment for gambling-related harms, as well as taking a holistic approach which may mean addressing co-occurring mental health problems.
We take a public health approach to reducing gambling harm by recognising the role that advertising, addictive gambling products, harmful environments, targeted marketing, normalisation, and insufficient laws and regulations play in gambling harm. We want to help those who fall prey to an exploitative and predatory industry, while using research and advocacy to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm. Your voice can help!
Call 0300 300 1490 if you're aged 18 and over and have an existing gambling problem and:
- mental health difficulties e.g. depression, anxiety, trauma or suicidal feelings
- alcohol or drug misuse
- concerns about risk of harm to yourself or others
- frequent involvement with the criminal justice system or a history of serious offending
- adverse experiences in childhood that may underlie the gambling problem
- developmental problems, e.g. ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or serious physical health difficulties
Contact Details
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