Support for Gambling Addiction
Gambling can harm you in all areas of your life, not just your finances. It can cause issues with your relationships and your physical and mental health. If you're not sure if gambling is causing issues for you, visit the NHS Help for problems with gambling website.
East Midlands Gambling Harms Service
If you live in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, or Rutland, you get free access to the East Midlands Gambling Harms Service, which provides treatment for gambling issues, including workshops and therapies delivered by phone or MS Teams.
You can self-refer on their website, calling 0300 013 2330, or emailing dhcft.emgamblingharms@nhs.net
Time Out Gambling Recovery Service
1-1 holistic support, screening & recovery planning
Guided peer-led support groups
Recovery Planning based on your goals, your strengths and assets
Helping you access wider/ specialist support
To self-refer or make a referral for someone else:
Telephone: 07706 732649
Email: timeout@doubleimpact.org.uk
On the last Thursday of every month, TimeOut, in partnership with GamCare and Nottingham Recovery Network, run an appointment-based clinic in the Wellbeing Hub Nottingham (73 Hounds Gate, NG1 6BB). Here you can explore and discuss any gambling harms and worries with a trained professional and complete a referral in to treatment and support if you wish.
To book an appointment or to find out more information, please email timeout@doubleimpact.org.uk.
GamCare
GamCare is a charity dedicated to helping problem gamblers and their families and friends;
GamCare operates the National Gambling Helpline (free and confidential), providing information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms (including gamblers as well as family and friends who are impacted).
Advisers are available 24 hours a day on Freephone 0808 8020 133 or via web chat.
Offer a range of free treatment services (online and over the phone for now), as well as a moderated Forum and daily chatrooms so that people can speak to others experiencing similar issues and seek support.
Has developed a self-assessment tool that can help people find out more about their gambling behaviour and how it impacts on their life. Answering a series of statements will then provide people with a breakdown of how gambling affects their life, including time spent gambling, stakes risked, finances and relationships.
Regular clinics are held at the Wellbeing Hub (73 Hounds Gate, NG1 6BB) with a new drop in service recently launched.
Email east.midlands@gamcare.org.uk for more information.
GamCare Youth Programme provides a free, confidential 1-2-1 structured support for anyone aged 11-25 affected by gambling harm, including through cryptocurrency and gaming. This service also provides support, advice and signposting for parents, families and professionals.
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience with each other to solve common problems. Aids including a forum, a chat room, literature and a meeting finder. There are many different types of meeting including ones for newcomers, people who have abstained from gambling for some time, women-preferred meetings, LGBTQIA+ meetings and sessions where friends and families can also attend. No appointment is needed, you can just turn up to meetings.
Additional support for gambling problems:
Gambling blocking and self-exclusion tools
It’s important to know that if you’re trying to give up gambling there are many ways you can stop or limit your gambling to help yourself feel more in control. Find out more about gambling blocking and self exclusion.
Limiting gambling ads online
If you're trying to quit gambling, the amount of gambling advertising you see could make it more difficult.
To make your journey to reducing or stopping gambling as successful as possible, you can also try to limit the gambling ads that you see on social media channels and the websites you visit. Gamble Aware have advice on how to limit and block gambling ads online.
How is gambling affecting me quiz
Gamble Aware have also created a short quiz which takes a few minutes to complete and will start to give an insight into how gambling might be affecting you, or someone you care about. Once complete, you will be provided with tailored support should you want it.
Gambling spend calculator
This gambling spend calculator only takes a few minutes and will give you a better understanding of the time and money you spend gambling, alongside recommendations to reduce your risk of harm.
Support for Friends and Family
Gamble Aware
If someone’s gambling is causing you concern, Gamble Aware can help. Their advice can help you find support for yourself, as well as understand the risks and signs of gambling harms. They also have advice on how to have positive conversations with people who gamble.
GamFam
GamFam is a lived experience support network for those affected by another's gambling issues. Meetings run remotely via Zoom which means they are able to help and support more people in more locations without any natural barriers to location. Meetings are hosted by trained GamFam facilitators and usually have between 6 to 10 members, with the option of 1 to 1 Peer Support if required.
Gambling With Lives
Gambling With Lives is a charity set up by families bereaved by gambling that provides support, raises awareness of gambling disorder’s devastating effects, and campaigns for change. If you’ve been bereaved by gambling-related suicide, they can help. Their Family Service offers Bereavement, Investigation, Community, Campaigning and Therapeutic support for families and friends bereaved by a suicide directly caused or influenced by gambling.
Telephone: 07565944042
E-mail: hello@gamblingwithlives.org
Support for impacts of gambling
Citizens Advice Bureau Nottingham:
Information on benefits, work, money, housing, family, and immigration
Debt enquiries – 0115 945 3989
Housing enquiries – 0115 945 3970
Consumer enquiries – 0808 223 1133
Universal Credit claim help – 0800 144 8 444
All other enquiries – 0300 330 5457
Nottingham Welfare Rights Service:
Support for financial concerns and benefits advice
Telephone: 0115 915 1355 (Mon-Fri 8.30am - 4.50pm)
Email: welfarerights@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Housing Aid, Nottingham City Council:
Support for homelessness or risk of homeless
0115 876 3300
housingaid@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Customer Hub, Loxley House, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
Nottinghamshire Mental Health Crisis:
Thoughts of self-harm or suicide
Help in a crisis 0808 196 3779
Nott Alone:
Support for mental health
Juno Women’s Aid:
Support for domestic abuse
0808 800 0340
helpline@junowomensaid.org.uk
Nottingham Women’s Centre:
Support for domestic abuse
0115 941 1475
reception@nottinghamwomenscentre.com
