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Stress Awareness Month 2024: Join our Themed Chatrooms
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Join us this April for themed chatrooms to mark Stress Awareness Month. A space for anyone affected by gambling harms to talk about stress and stress management. Our 2022-23 Annual Report found that 80% of …
Read moreDebt Awareness Week 2024 – Getting debt advice will not impact your credit rating
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Debt can be a key issue for people facing gambling harms. Free debt advice is widely available, but we know that barriers caused by stigma or a lack of information can stop people from reaching out for …
Read moreGambling Related Financial Harm: The Impact Report
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Today GamCare, with Rocket Science, has published the impact evaluation report of the Gambling Related Financial Harm (GRFH) project. The report highlights the importance of our cross-sector work to …
Read moreTime to Talk Day: Breaking the Silence on Gambling and Mental Health
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We’re shining a light on the impact gambling can have on mental health and encouraging open conversations with loved ones or our Helpline Advisers for Time to Talk Day. Today is Time to Talk Day – …
Read moreGambling support starts here this Christmas
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As the festive season approaches, we want to remind you that support is available for those facing challenges with gambling and their loved ones. For many, Christmas involves financial, social, and mental …
Read moreExplainer: The Statutory Levy
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In this blog, we’ll explain the levy and explore what it means for reducing gambling harms across England, Scotland and Wales. What is the statutory levy? The statutory levy will be a percentage of Gross …
Read moreManaging Your Gambling at Christmas: Advice from our Helpline
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Christmas can be a difficult time for people who have experienced gambling harms. Ben, one of our Helpline night managers, raises some key issues frequently discussed on the Helpline during the festive …
Read moreGambling harms: support for early screening professionals
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With new guidelines encouraging more healthcare professionals to ask about gambling, we are shining a spotlight on our Gambling Awareness and Prevention (GAP) Programme – and explaining the benefits of …
Read moreGamCare delivers workshops to 100,000 young people
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We are proud to announce that over 100,000 young people have now attended an educational workshop on the risks associated with gambling through GamCare. We’ve also hit another significant milestone, with …
Read moreTalk Money Week: Do One Thing to improve your financial wellbeing
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From joining our weekly Money Themed Chatroom to setting up a bank gambling block, we are sharing ideas to help you ‘Do One Thing’ for Talk Money Week (6 – 10 November 2023). Talk Money Week, run by the …
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