Safer gambling · Immediate help
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Last verified: 22 September 2026
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Immediate danger
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Urgent mental-health support
If you need urgent mental-health help
Use NHS 111 for urgent mental-health support. It is not an emergency replacement for 999.
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Someone to talk to
If you need someone to talk to
Samaritans can listen if you need someone to talk to, including if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts. Samaritans is not a medical service.
Gambling support
If gambling is the immediate concern
Gambling-specific support for people in England. It does not replace emergency or urgent mental-health services.
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GamCare offers live chat and WhatsApp with a Helpline adviser 24/7.
Young people
Childline: 0800 1111. Childline offers general confidential support, including 1-to-1 chat and private messages. It is not a specialist gambling-treatment service.
Quick contacts
Numbers for England
Immediate danger
Emergency services
Urgent mental-health help
NHS 111
Someone to talk to
Samaritans
Gambling support
National Gambling Helpline
After the immediate issue
For gambling support and treatment
Find gambling support, specialist services and practical controls.