Anglicare Tasmania’s free gamblers help service provides support to Tasmanians experiencing gambling harm.
If gambling has become a problem for you or your family, you are not alone. Anglicare’s Free Gamblers Help service is here to support you. Our professional counsellors can help you to set and achieve your goals.
If you’d like a ‘self-exclusion order’ that bars you from gambling areas in Tasmania, we can arrange that. We can provide support and encouragement, too. If you are a community member in an area that has a gambling issue, we can arrange an educational workshop.
To find out more or to speak to one of our counsellors, please call Gambler’s Help on1800 243 232
This service is provided by Anglicare out of our Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie offices with outreach into the community.
Financial Counselling
Gambling most often is linked to financial problems. Anglicare also provides a free Financial Counselling service which most of our Gamblers Help clients are able to access also. So if you are in the North make sure to contact us to book aFinancial Counselling Service.
What's Next?
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Call us
You, a family member or a loved one can call our customer care number to speak to a Gamblers Help counsellor on 1800 243 232.
For support during out of office hours, you can call the National Gamblers Help Hotline at 1800 858 858.
A Gamblers Help counsellor will meet with you to speak to you about what your goals are.
They will then work with you to develop a plan to achieve them.
This meeting can be in person or on an online video call.
SMART Recovery Groups
Anglicare runs face-to-face and onlineSMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) Recoverygroups which offer a supportive environment for people to achieve their goals to change problem behaviours related to gambling, alcohol, drugs and hoarding.
Guided by trained peers and professionals, participants come to help themselves and each other using a variety of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and motivational tools and techniques.
We also run aSMART Recovery Family and Friendsprogram to support people that are supporting someone struggling with a problem behaviour.
BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register, is a safe and free Australian Government initiative to block yourself from all licenced Australian online and phone gambling providers.
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Take back control
September is Gamble Aware Month.
Anglicare launches a new gambling harm awareness campaign that encourages people to reach out to the Gamblers Help service and take back control of their life. We also share insights into the wide-reaching impact of gambling harm and personal stories of recovery.Read full story
Funding
Gamblers Help is funded by the Tasmanian Government through the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Visit theDepartment of Premier and Cabinetfor more information.
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