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Free, confidential, and available whenever you reach out.
Free, confidential emotional support for anyone struggling to cope — including suicidal thoughts. Relevant here because severe gambling harm carries a real, elevated risk of suicidal feelings. You don't need to be in crisis to call.
The UK's main gambling-harm support line. Trained advisers give free, confidential advice and emotional support for your own or someone else's gambling, and can refer you into further treatment.
Wales's own NHS gambling helpline, launched April 2026. Information, advice and support for anyone affected — including family — with referral into the All Wales Gambling Treatment Service.
Northern Ireland's specialist gambling helpline and counselling service, for adults and their families, run by Dunlewey Addiction Services.
Looking for GambleAware? The charity closed on 31 March 2026 when the UK moved to a statutory gambling levy. Its website is still online but no longer reflects how treatment is arranged — use the helplines above, or browse every organisation and every treatment programme.
GamStop plus the extra layers that close the gaps GamStop leaves open.
The UK's official, free self-exclusion scheme. One registration blocks new accounts and logins across every online gambling operator licensed in Great Britain, for a minimum period you choose.
Important: GamStop only covers operators licensed by the Gambling Commission in Great Britain — it does not block offshore or unlicensed gambling sites. Read why that matters →
Device, browser and bank-level tools that work alongside GamStop to also cover unlicensed offshore sites and stop related payments.
Free NHS clinics, plus residential care for the most severe harm.
Free, confidential NHS specialist services across England — commissioned by NHS England since April 2026 — offering assessment and therapy such as CBT, individually and in groups, with support for families.
Outside England: Wales has the new All Wales Gambling Treatment Service; in Scotland and Northern Ireland, treatment comes from charities such as RCA Trust, GamCare Scotland, Dunlewey and Extern. See programmes by nation →
The UK's only charity providing intensive residential treatment for the most severely affected by gambling harm — separate men's and women's programmes, plus outreach, aftercare and online counselling. Also supports affected family members.
Free meetings with people who understand exactly what this is like.
A free, anonymous peer-support fellowship based on a 12-step recovery model. No referral, no appointment — just turn up.
Support for the people around someone whose gambling is causing harm.
A 12-step peer support fellowship — not for the person who gambles, but for partners, relatives and close friends affected by someone else's gambling. Meetings are usually held alongside Gamblers Anonymous meetings, in a separate room.
Free, independent debt advice — gambling-related debt included.
The UK's largest debt charity. Free, confidential, non-judgemental advice that explicitly covers gambling as a cause of problem debt, ending in a personalised action plan.
The free, impartial, government-backed guidance service. Its Debt Advice Locator matches you with a free, accredited adviser near you or by phone/online.
Checked against each organisation's official website — September 2026. Phone numbers, hours and referral routes can change; please confirm details on the linked site before you rely on them.