Betknowmore (UK)
Wales, England, ScotlandProviders might offer support outside of these hours. The free National Gambling Helpline is also available 24/7 on 0808 8020 133.
Betknowmore UK provides support for those experiencing gambling harms, including affected others, across Great Britain.
Their national services are New Beginnings and Peer Aid. New Beginnings is a women-only service. The service is designed and delivered by women with lived experience and offers a safe space for women. Peer Aid is a peer support service, delivered by Peer Supporters who have received City and Guilds assured training, and it provides oneto-one, group and personal development support.
All Betknowmore UK services combine lived experience and evidencebased therapeutic approaches, with both one-to-one and group support.
Betknowmore UK delivers prevention, early intervention, engagement and outreach activities to reach and support individuals, communities, partners and professionals.
Support styles
- Risk assessment
- Peer support
- Evidence-based therapeutic approaches
- One-to-one sessions
- Group sessions
- Support for family and friends
Support settings
- Residential
- Face-to-face at local centres
- Telephone
Service benefits:
- Established by individuals with lived experience
- Personal development.
- Personalised recovery journey.
- Access to aftercare community for relapse prevention.
Additional information
- Very short waiting lists
- Free support
- Various treatment lengths available
- Translators available upon request.
- Volunteering opportunities
The National Gambling Support Network
This service is part of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN) which provides free, confidential and personalised support for anyone affected by gambling. On average, NGSN services can offer treatment within 5 to 9 working days of receiving the request.