Possible Places of Help in Australia
Gamblers Anonymous in Australia
- GA meetings - from the city meetings, through all available suburbs of bigger cities and many country towns
Gam-Anon in Australia - Meetings for
husbands, wives, relatives or close
friends of compulsive gamblers, seeking a solution for this problem
Relationships Australia
- Relationships Australia aims to minimise the
harm caused by gambling by providing information and counselling
AustralAsian Gaming Council - Providing a non-exhaustive list of problem
gambling support and
counselling in each states and territory in Australia
Centrelink Australia
- Help services for problem gamblers which are
primarily funded by states and territory governments
Lifeline Australia - Lifeline 13 11 14 service is staffed by
trained volunteer telephone counsellors who are ready to take calls 24-hour a day
St. Vincent's Hospital
- The St Vincent's Hospital Gambling Treatment
Program is a government-funded service providing free interventions
Multicultural Problem Gambling Service
- The service aims to assist
problem gamblers from non-English speaking background living in NSW
Gambling Impact Society - The GIS (NSW) is a self-help
organisation run
on a non-profit basis by volunteers and professionals
The Northern Rivers Gambling Service
- For those who may have a
gambling problem, and those who are affected by someone
Wesley Gambling Counselling Services
- WGCS provides a range of
services to gamblers, partners, and families with these difficulties
Sydney Problem Gambling Center - If you suspect or know that your
gambling is getting out of control,
or are worried about a family member
Anglican Financial Counselling Service
- Includes: counselling, information
and options, negotiation, advocacy, education and reffering
New South Wales Gambling Helpline - 1800 633 635
Gambler's Help - Southern
- Gambler's Help Southern provides free, confidential, professional help for gamblers and their families
Gambler's Help - Northern
- Gambler's Help Northern is a free and
confidential service for people affected by gambling and their families
Department of Human Services
- The Department of Human Services is committed to ensuring that all Victorians have access to quality services
Better Health
Channel - When you have a problem, advice for family and
friends, how to change your habits, gambling and financial issues
The Free Yourself Program
- It is a positive, holistic, pro-active and very effective approach to help people to deal with their Gambling Addiction
Victoria Gambling Helpline - 1800 156 789
GATS - Gambling Treatment
Program - Australia's leading wholistic
treatment program for gambling addiction and problem gambling
Anglicare - South Australia
- If gambling is affecting a person or someone
close to that person, counselling and group sessions are available
Salvation Army - Southern Territory
- The Salvation Army provides many
services to help people overcome gambling, including counselling
Crisis/Helpline Numbers - SA
- Here are some helpful phone numbers that
can be use in emergencies or when in need of someone to talk to
Women's Health Statewide
- WHS offers a limited amount of face to face counselling or phoneline counselling for women outside metropolitan area
Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders
- CARD inocrporates a specialist
anxiety disorder treatment service and a gambling disorder service
South Australia Gambling Helpline - 1800 060 757
Counselling Services
For Gambling - The Department of Communities
provides funding for a range of gambling support services to assist people
Centacare - Queensland
- Providing leadership, education, professional
support, policy analysis and advocacy in areas of community service
Improving The Odds
- The program uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques and involves participating in six weekly sessions online
Winning Together - Griffith Uni.
- A gambling treatment program for couples which is free, currently only offered in Brisbane, confidential, voluntary
Gambling Help
- Counselling is one way for people who are having a
problem with gambling, which they cannot control to seek help
Queensland Gambling Helpline - 1800 222 050
Family Support Guide
- Offering confidential and crisis support to people affected by gambling (and other services). Support groups available
Anglicare - Tasmania
- Anglicare strives to achieve social justice and to
provide the opportunity for people in need to reach fullness of life
Holyoake
- Holyoake Tasmania Inc. offers a unique service to help families affected by addiction whether it be to alcohol, drugs or gambling
Tasmania Gambling Helpline - 1800 000 973
Lifeline Canberra - Gambling Care
- Gambling Care is a free counselling
service provided to members of the community with gambling problems
Salvation Army - Problem Gambling Support
- The Bridge Program
provides a long term residential treatment program for problem gamblers
CentaCare Canberra
- Delivering services, advocating for those less
advantaged and by assisting people to participate in the community
Australian Capital Territory Gambling Helpline - 1800 633 635
Salvation Army -
Northern Territory - The Salvation Army provides many
services to help people overcome gambling addictions
Amity Community Services
- Providing information for managing your
gambling. Amity Community Services is based in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory Gambling Helpline - 1800 629 683
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
- You can call and talk to
someone now by contacting the confidential 24 hour Helpline number
Western Australia Gambling Helpline - 1800 622 112
Gambling Help WA - 08 9325 5133
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