Support Options

Gambler’s Help provides free and confidential services, including in other languages, for anyone affected by gambling. Gamblers Help offers a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week professional and confidential telephone counselling and referral service for anyone who would like to know about gaming related harm and how to deal with them.

Gamblers Help can also connect you to free professional face to face counselling, and provides information about gambling harm via their website. 

• 1800 858 858 (24-hour service), or
• 1800 262 376 (Gambler's Help Youthline - for under 25s)

The GambleAware website provides a range of information about gambling harm, the odds of winning, how gambling works, tips for managing your gambling, when to stop and information about referral options for counselling.

Peer Connection Program
Provides a telephone based and confidential peer support for people affected by gambling related problems. 

 For a referral to the service:

• Call 1300 133 445
• Email pcintake@bchs.org.au

Chinese Peer Connection
Program supports people from the Chinese community who are experiencing gambling harm. Support is also available to families or friends. Support is provided through peer support and is a telephone service staffed by Chinese speaking volunteers. 

• Call 1300 755 878 
• Email cpcintake@each.com.au

Alternatively, you may prefer to seek assistance from a psychologist, psychiatrist, counsellor, medical practitioner or other suitably qualified person. If you would like a referral to a psychologist or psychiatrist we recommend making an appointment with your General Practitioner for more information.