• The NHS Northern Gambling Clinic will be the second gambling treatment facility in the country and is expected to serve hundreds of people in the north who are struggling with gambling disorder and other issues.
• Our gambling addiction counselling services are carried out from one of our clinics in Manchester and Preston which provide a safe environment to talk. Addiction Therapy for Problem Gambling in Manchester and Preston.

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Gambling is estimated to cause of 500 suicides in the UK a year. Aaron Sluman, 23, killed himself after losing £750 in one night of gambling. Some 430,000 people in Britain are problem gamblers. The first National Problem Gambling Clinic, offering support to people aged 13 to 25, is set to open. Followed by others in Manchester and Sunderland. Until now, specialist face-to-face help.

A new specialist clinic for treatment of gambling addiction and other gambling-related issues is set to open in Leeds this summer. The new centre, which will be the first one to open outside London, will serve Northern England and will operate with an annual grant of £1.2 million from the independent gambling support charity GambleAware.

The NHS Northern Gambling Clinic will be the second gambling treatment facility in the country and is expected to serve hundreds of people in the north who are struggling with gambling disorder and other issues. Currently, the NHS National Problem Gambling Clinic in London has a team of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists who offer support and treatment to individuals aged 16 and over who have been diagnosed with some type of gambling disorder. Although it is available to problem gamblers from all across England and Wales, the majority of its patients are from London.

The purpose of the new facility is to put a focus on the northern part of the country and Leeds, in particular, where a 2013 study by the Leeds Beckett University estimated that there were approximately 10,000 people with pathological gambling behaviour. A July 2016 report by the university for the Leeds City Council identified insufficient levels of support services for those at risk of gambling-related harm. According to the report, the city has diverse gambling opportunities offering a mixture of leisure, social, and mainstream gambling activities. At the same time, the provision of support and treatment services for problem gamblers is fragmented and under-developed.

As Casino Guardian reported in January, the Government has announced a plan to increase the funding of problem gambling prevention and treatment by £20.5 million. In its new strategy, it reveals that while around 400,000 people in the UK are identified as problem gamblers, another 2 million individuals are considered to be at risk. Yet, only a small percentage of them seek assistance.

The new specialist facility in Leeds will be operated jointly by the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the gambling support charity GamCare. The exact launch date is yet to be announced, although the clinic is expected to open this summer. It will offer one-to-one sessions and walk-in appointments, working in cooperation with the Leeds Gambling Support Hub. Furthermore, it will provide earlier treatment and support for problem gamblers and their families.

Need for Fast and Effective Treatment

People struggling with gambling addiction develop various pathological behaviours that often result in a wide range of problems. This could lead to family and relationship issues, serious financial problems and debt, loss of jobs, and increase in crime rates, according to Matthew Gaskell, a consultant psychologist with the NHS trust. This is why support must be provided not only to those diagnosed with compulsive gambling disorder but to their families, as well.

Problem gamblers have been found to be 15 times more likely to commit suicide, according to a Swedish research paper published in March. The study carried out by researchers at Lund University looked at 2,000 individuals with gambling issues for a period of 11 years and concluded that problem gamblers were at a much higher risk of suicide compared to the general population. The results, according to analysts in the UK, show that swifter and more decisive action is needed when it comes to the treatment and prevention of gambling-related harm.

The new clinic in Leeds will be able to provide the much-needed treatment to problem gamblers and their families in Leeds and the area, Gaskell said. It will serve the regions of Hull, Sheffield, Bradford, Harrogate, and York in a much more effective approach than the existing provision of such services only in London. Neil McArthur, chief executive of the Gambling Commission, said that the new centre will provide easier access to screening, prevention and treatment of gambling-related issues and described the facility as a “great step forward”.

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Daniel Williams

Being a compulsive gambler can harm your health and relationships, and leave you in serious debt.

If you have a problem with gambling and you'd like to stop, support and treatment is available.

Are you a problem gambler?

Try this questionnaire:

• Do you bet more than you can afford to lose?
• Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling?
• Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)?
• Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
• Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling?
• Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety?
• Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)?
• Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
• Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

Score 0 for each time you answer 'never'
Score 1 for each time you answer 'sometimes'
Score 2 for each time you answer 'most of the time'
Score 3 for each time you answer 'almost always'

If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.

Help for problem gamblers

There's evidence that gambling can be successfully treated in the same way as other addictions. Cognitive behavioural therapy usually has the best results.

Treatment and support groups are available for people who want to stop gambling:

GamCareGamCare offers free information, support and counselling for problem gamblers in the UK.

It runs the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133) and also offers face-to-face counselling.

National Problem Gambling Clinic If you live in England or Wales, are aged 13 or over and have complex problems related to gambling, you can refer yourself to this specialist NHS clinic for problem gamblers.

See if you meet the criteria for this service.

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Gordon Moody Association The Gordon Moody Association offers residential courses for men and women who have problems with gambling – email help@gordonmoody.org.uk or call 01384 241292 to find out more.

It also runs the Gambling Therapy website, which offers online support to problem gamblers and their friends and family.

Gamblers Anonymous UKGamblers Anonymous UK runs local support groups that use the same 12-step approach to recovery from addiction as Alcoholics Anonymous. There are also GamAnon support groups for friends and family.

Self-help tips for problem gamblers

Do:

• pay important bills, such as your mortgage, on payday before you gamble
• spend more time with family and friends who don't gamble
• deal with your debts rather than ignoring them – visit the National Debtline for tips

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Don't:

• view gambling as a way to make money – try to see it as entertainment instead
• bottle up your worries about your gambling – talk to someone
• take credit cards with you when you go gambling

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For more self-help tips, see the Royal College of Psychiatrists website.

If you're affected by someone's gambling

If you're having problems because of another person's gambling, it's best to be honest with them about it. They need to know how their behaviour is affecting you.

Support is also available to people who are worried about someone else's gambling:

GamCare Gamcare offers support and information for partners, friends and family of people who gamble compulsively.

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GamAnon
Local support groups for anyone affected by someone else's gambling problem – find your nearest group.

Real stories of recovery from gambling

Tell your own story and post messages of support in the GamCare recovery diaries forum.

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Page last reviewed: 31 December 2017
Next review due: 31 December 2020