Safer gambling · Support
Getting help for gambling problems
You can call, use chat or look for specialist treatment. Choose what you need today.
Last reviewed: 22 September 2026
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Choose your location so the contacts below are the right ones.
Someone else's gambling
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Guidance for talking about gambling, protecting your finances and getting support for yourself.
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What do you need?
Talk to someone today
Confidential gambling support and help deciding what to do next.
Go to this section TreatmentFind specialist treatment
See specialist services and how to contact them.
Go to this section Money and accessPut practical controls in place
Find bank blocks, self-exclusion and blocking software.
Go to this sectionGambling support · England
National Gambling Helpline
Gambling-specific support for people in England. It does not replace emergency or urgent mental-health services.
Prefer not to call?
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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.
Support organisations
Other places that can help
These services are available in England. Check the description to see what each one provides.
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.
Making contact
You do not need to know exactly what to ask for
01
Say what is happening
Explain the problem in your own words.
02
Hear the options
The service can explain what support or treatment is available.
03
Decide what to do next
You can choose what you are ready to do.
Practical controls
Make gambling harder to access
Bank blocks, self-exclusion and blocking software can be used alongside support.