Organisations that provide help and advice on gambling matters |
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| BeGambleAware.org | A website that gives advice on gambling responsibly – this means making choices based on all the facts, and staying in control of how much time and money you spend. |
Problem gambling |
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| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 020 7534 6699 /6687 |
Treats problem gamblers in England and Wales who are aged 16 and over. It assesses the needs of problem gamblers as well as those of their partners and family members, and offers evidence based treatments as well as interventions to assist with financial, employment, social and relationship difficulties. |
| The Christian Centre for Gambling Rehabilitation | A Chinese Christian charity established in 1996 that helps mainly Chinese-speaking problem gamblers to stop gambling and recover from their addiction and its adverse effects. They provide information, advice and support services which include counselling, money advice and group meetings to pathological gamblers and their relatives and friends. |
| Gam-Anon | Support to those affected by another person’s gambling. A fellowship of men and women who are husbands, wives, relatives or close friends who have been affected by problem gambling. |
| Gamblers Anonymous National helpline number: 02073 843040 |
A fellowship of men and women who have joined together to do something about their own gambling problem and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same. |
| Gamblock | Gamblock helps prevent gambling sites running on your PC. Once downloaded, users are directed to the GamBlock website when trying to access a gambling website. The GamBlock website also provides advice to people who have problems controlling their gambling. |
| GamCare National helpline number: 0808 8020133 |
A registered charity that takes a non-judgemental approach to gambling, and a leading authority on the provision of information, advice and practical help in addressing the social impact of gambling. |
| Gordon Moody Association
Tel: 01384 241292 |
Provides residential treatment for severely addicted gamblers, as well as providing outreach support and internet counselling service. |
Consumer support |
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| Citizens Advice | Helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice, and by influencing policymakers. |
Debt support organisations |
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| Money Advice Service | An independent service, set up by government, to help people manage their money. |
| Debt Advice Foundation | A UK debt advice charity offering free, confidential support and advice to anyone worried about debt. |
| Debt Support Trust Tel: 0800 058 0226 |
A not for profit debt charity with trained, friendly debt advisors ready to advise you on available debt solutions. |
| National Debtline National helpline number: 08088 084000 |
Provides free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems. |
| StepChange Debt Charity
Tel: 0800 138 1111 |
A debt advice organisation offering free, confidential and impartial debt help to anyone who needs it, available online 24 hours a day. |
Other support organisations |
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| Action for Children | Helps children achieve their full potential, through services that support some of the most vulnerable and excluded children in the UK. |
| Counselling Directory | Provides a counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. |
| Samaritans UK helpline number: 116 123 |
A 24 hours a day service providing confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. |