If you’re ready to get on top of your gambling, a range of support options are available. These supports are also available for people impacted by the gambling of others, for example, family and friends.
Online
Gambling Help Online provides free information and access to qualified gambling counsellors online who can provide support either through live counselling or email. The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be accessed anywhere within Australia. You can seek assistance anonymously or you can choose to register with the service so they can keep a record of your discussions for continuity of support.
Visit the Gambling Help Online website: www.gamblinghelponline.org.au.
This service is funded and supported by the Commission through the ACT Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund.
Telephone or face to face
Ring 1800 858 858 to speak to a counsellor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The ACT Gambling Support Service provides free specialised professional counselling – it is available for people who may be experiencing gambling harm and also for their family members. The Service provides free telephone and face to face counselling, peer support and outreach programs. To find out more, visit www.actgamblingsupport.org.au.
This service is funded and supported by the Commission through the ACT Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund.
Financial Counselling
Care's financial counselling program provides free, confidential and independent services to assist people experiencing financial difficulty, including people impacted by gambling.
You can contact Care between 9:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday on 1800 007 007, or via their website: www.carefcs.org/financial-counselling.
Other supports
Another helpful resource is the Voices of Gambling Harm online learning module. Developed by Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) in collaboration with the ACT Gambling Support Service, this self-paced online course will increase your knowledge about gambling harm, its impacts and where you can seek help if necessary. It includes lived experience stories, videos and activities related to gambling harm.
This module is primarily intended for people experiencing harm from their own gambling, as well as impacted family and friends. It is also a useful resource for anyone looking to increase their understanding of gambling harm. You can enrol in, and access, this free online module via the MIEACT website.
This MIEACT project received funding and support from the Commission through the ACT Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund.
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