I'm worried about someone else's gambling

The effects of harmful gambling can be hard for family and friends to manage and cope with.

Help for problems with Gambling provides a variety of useful resources for those affected by gambling. This is an NHS website, and recommends support through:

• Gam-Anon, which hosts virtual meetings for family and friends affected by someone else’s gambling. It offers in-person meetings throughout the UK, and Shropshire residents can access these in Telford and Wigan
• GamFam, a charity set up by a family affected by gambling harms. It organises online meetings for family support groups, and offers peer support programmes
• thrivin’ together, an online, women-led organisation set up by those with lived experience of gambling-related harms. It offers a 'women only' online community with access to activities, meetings and workshops
• The West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic, providing free, specialist addiction therapies, treatment and recovery to those affected by gambling addiction and gambling problems. They recognise that the effects of gambling can be far reaching, and offer support to friends and family affected by others' gambling