Safer gambling · Support
Getting help for gambling problems
Support should be easy to find and easy to understand. Start with what you need now, then choose the route that fits.
Last reviewed: 13 August 2026
Your location
Support routes update to match where you are.
Help for someone else's gambling
I'm worried about someone else's gambling
Practical guidance for protecting yourself, talking about gambling and finding support in your own right.
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What kind of help do you need?
Choose the closest match. You do not need to know the name of a service before you start.
Talk to someone today
Confidential gambling-specific support and help working out the next step.
View route TreatmentFind specialist treatment
Understand specialist treatment routes and what making contact may involve.
View route Practical helpDeal with money and access
Use bank controls, self-exclusion and blocking tools alongside support.
View routeGambling-specific support · England
National Gambling Helpline
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.
"I'm worried about my gambling and I'm not sure what help I need. Can you talk me through my options?"
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.
Recognised support organisations
Choose a support route
Availability and service roles differ by location. These routes apply to England.
Clinical treatment
NHS gambling services
Specialist NHS services for gambling-related harms in England. Local referral routes vary.
Helpline and gambling-harm support
GamCare
Helpline services, online support and referral to other specialist services in Great Britain.
Specialist treatment
Gordon Moody
Structured specialist programmes, including residential treatment for severe gambling problems.
Peer support
Gamblers Anonymous
Peer-led meetings for people seeking support from others with lived experience of gambling problems.
What happens next
You do not need to have everything worked out first.
01
Make contact
Explain what is happening in your own words.
02
Talk through options
The service can explain available support, treatment or practical routes.
03
Choose the next step
You can decide what you are ready to do next.
Practical controls
Add practical barriers alongside support.
Bank controls, self-exclusion and blocking software can add friction while support addresses the wider problem.