Gambling Addiction Helplines
Helplines are a great way for people to reach out for support straight away and without having to leave home. Conversations will be completely confidential and trained professionals can offer advice, information and assistance to help you with your gambling issues.
Important:
If you are having thoughts about ending your life due to your struggles with gambling, please call NHS 111 or visit your local accident and emergency (A&E) department immediately. Suicidal ideation is a life-threatening medical emergency!
National Gambling Helpline
Run by GamCare, the National Gambling Helpline can be contacted on freephone from 8am to midnight seven days a week. Specialist advisers are on hand to speak to you about what is on your mind and listen to your gambling concerns. They will be able to put you in touch with a local professional counsellor if you need a face-to-face session and you can call as many times as you like, whether you are a problem gambler or just worried about someone close to you.
- 0808 8020 133
Samaritans
If you are feeling depressed, stressed or anxious about your problems with gambling, you may want to consider calling an independent helpline. Providing emotional support for anyone who needs it, Samaritans is a registered charity which can be contacted 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you feel as if you have nowhere to turn and are or just need someone to listen to you, the trained volunteers who staff the Samaritans helpline will be able to give you assistance.
- 116 123
National Debtline
People with gambling problems can run into serious financial difficulty and it can be hard to know how to deal with such issues, but the National Debtline offers free advice from 9am to 9pm on Mondays to Fridays, as well as 9.30am to 1pm on Saturdays. Alternatively, there are other helplines which provide help when it comes to money management:
- 0808 808 4000
Money Advice Service
People with gambling problems can run into serious financial difficulty and it can be hard to know how to deal with such issues, but the National Debtline offers free advice from 9am to 9pm on Mondays to Fridays, as well as 9.30am to 1pm on Saturdays. Alternatively, there are other helplines which provide help when it comes to money management:
- 0300 500 5000
StepChange
People with gambling problems can run into serious financial difficulty and it can be hard to know how to deal with such issues, but the National Debtline offers free advice from 9am to 9pm on Mondays to Fridays, as well as 9.30am to 1pm on Saturdays. Alternatively, there are other helplines which provide help when it comes to money management:
- 0800 138 1111