About this site

An independent directory — nothing more, nothing sold

Heal Gaming UK exists for one reason: to make it faster and easier to find real, free, UK gambling-harm support — without wading through pages of casino affiliate marketing to get there.

What we are

A free, independent information directory. We research and list official UK organisations — helplines, self-exclusion schemes, NHS and residential treatment, peer support groups, and debt advice charities — and keep the details checked against each organisation's own website.

What we are not

• We are not a registered charity, a crisis service, or a treatment provider ourselves.
• We do not give medical, clinical or financial advice — we point you to the free services that do.
• We are not affiliated with, and do not accept payment from, any gambling operator — licensed or unlicensed.
• We will never list, link to, or promote a betting or casino site, including any site marketed as accepting players excluded via GamStop.

How we choose and check listings

Every service on this site meets three bars: it's an official, verifiable UK organisation (not a third-party aggregator or blog); it's free, or free at the point of access, wherever possible; and its details — phone numbers, hours, how to self-refer — are checked directly against that organisation's own primary website, not against secondary directories, where possible.

Details like phone hours and referral processes can and do change. Where we couldn't confirm something with full confidence, we've said so rather than guessing, and we link straight through to the official site so you can double-check anything that matters before you rely on it. Listings were last checked in September 2026.

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