Gambling Harm

Are you struggling with harms from gambling? Is gambling affecting your relationships?

Gambling harms can affect anyone - you may feel like you have to keep gambling hidden from others, even if it is causing harm to you or the people around you.

If you’re not sure how much of a problem gambling is for you, this free test only takes a few minutes: Self Assessment Tool - GamCare

Help is available for anyone affected by harm from gambling.

National Gambling Helpline

Free 24 hour helpline 0808 8020 133 or live chat Talk to us now - GamCare

Beacon Counselling Trust

Free and confidential support to anyone aged 16 and over, including family and friends.

Call 0151 226 0696

Email: gamcare@beaconcounsellingtrust.co.uk

Local Peer Support

Peer support groups for anyone struggling with gambling harms.

Gamblers Anonymous Blackpool - Gamblers Anonymous England, Wales and Ulster

Football Fans and Betting - Football Fans and Betting - BFCCT

Help with Debt

Debt advice (blackpool.gov.uk)

Gambling Harms Lived Experience one-to-one Support

Peer supporters offer one-to-one support for people struggling with gambling and for relatives and friends affected by someone’s gambling.

Telephone 0300 32 32 100 (option 6) - Empowerment Blackpool | Empowerment Charity

A confidential emotional support service from people who understand and have empathy and compassion.

Gambling Support Group

Meet every Thursday 11:30am -12:30pm offering a peer gambling support group at The Freedom Building, 199 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3PX

There is also a support group for loved ones that meet 10am -11am each Thursday at the Freedom Building.

Open to all Blackpool residents. Please come along and have a coffee and meet with people who can offer support.

Useful Telephone Numbers

Lancashire Wellbeing Mental Health Helpline

0800 9154640 Or text Hello to 07860 022846

Mental health Crisis Line

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 0800 953 0110

Samaritans

Tel: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

PSHE

Personal, social, health and economic education is a school curriculum subject in England that focuses on strengthening the knowledge, skills, and connections to keep children and young people healthy and safe and prepare them for life and work.

Schools should refer to the DfE statutory guidance to inform their delivery.

In addition, below are resources designed to support you in your work within schools around implementation of relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education. It includes the latest links to RSHE resources and trusted national organisations.

1. Consulting with parents and pupils, and developing policy
2. What to teach and how to teach it
3. Sustaining success

Key areas of RSHE

The introduction of statutory RSHE in September 2020 focuses on mandatory education in the following areas:

Mental wellbeing

Internet safety and harms

Physical health and fitness

Healthy eating

Drugs, alcohol and tobacco

Health and prevention

Basic first aid

Changing adolescent body

STI Symptom Checker

Unusual discharge
Pain, burning or increase in weeing
Rashes, lumps or blisters
Stinging, itching or tingling
Pain and/or bleeding during sex
Bleeding after sex

Pain in the testicles (balls)
Pain or tenderness in the lower tummy
Irregular bleeding
Strong, unpleasant smell from the vagina after sex
Painful swelling of penis, testicles or foreskin
Brown eggs on pubic or other body hair
No Symptoms

Get tested if you have any of these symptoms, a sexual partner has symptoms or you’re worried after having sex without a condom. Many STIs have no symptoms at all, like HIV. The only way to know for sure is to get tested.