Resources

This comprises a consortium of Associations and Institutions across the world that can help people affected by Gambling addiction.

Information about gambling addiction

HelpGuide

Location: United States

HelpGuide.org is an independent nonprofit that runs one of the world’s leading mental health websites. Each month, millions of people from all around the world turn to HelpGuide for trustworthy information they can use to improve their mental health and make healthy changes.

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Begambleaware

Location: England

GambleAware® is administered and funded by an independent charity GambleAware®, whose mission is to keep people safe from gambling harms.

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Recoverycafe

Location: United States

Recovery Café was founded on the knowledge that every human being is precious and beloved regardless of past trauma, mental and emotional anguish, addictive behaviors or mistakes made.

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Therecoveryvillage

Location: United States

The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab offers patients a full continuum of care, including medical detox, residential services and outpatient programs.

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Nhs.uk

Location: United Kingdom

Your complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

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Gordon Moody

Location: United Kingdom

Gordon Moody is a registered charity with more than 50 years’ experience in providing residential support and treatment for people who are severely addicted to gambling. Gordon Moody have residential treatment centres for men and women across the UK, as well as part-residential/part-virtual women- and men-specific programmes.

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YGAM

Location: United Kingdom

YGAM purpose is to inform, educate, safeguard young people against gaming and gambling harms. YGAM vision and strategy are guided by and contribute to the Gambling Commission’s National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Related Harms.

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Betknowmore

Location: United Kingdom

Established in December 2013, Betknowmore UK’s mission is to address gambling related harm in UK communities. Betknowmore is a leading provider of gambling support and training services. Betknowmore provide award-winning services which embrace the insight and knowledge of ‘Experts by Experience’ combined with evidence-based approaches. At Betknowmore’s core is the ‘lived experience’ of gambling dependency and recovery, from the Founder to the support team to the Management Board.

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Contacts for help

United States

The National Council on Problem Gambling Helpline offers a confidential, 24-hour helpline for problem gamblers or their family members at 1-800-522-4700.

United Kingdom

Gamcare offers support and a helpline at 0808 8020 133.

Australia

Gambling Help Online offers a 24-hour helpline at 1800 858 858.

Canada

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health offers resources and a helpline at 1-866-531-2600.

Internationally

Gamblers Anonymous offers 12-step support meetings for people with a gambling problem, while Gam-Anon offers support for the problem gambler’s family members.

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous runs local support groups that use the same 12-step approach to recovery from addiction as Alcoholics Anonymous.

There are also GamAnon support groups for friends and family.