If gambling has affected your life, you are not alone. But there is help and hope available! Gambling addiction has devastating consequences, but people can and do recover from it.
California offers a wide variety of resources for treatment and prevention – most of them at no cost to you! For more information about how you can get help, please call 1-800-GAMBLER (426-2537) or click on one of the links below for more information about problem gambling.
Gambling is considered a hidden disease because there are few outward signs that someone has been gambling. If you’re worried that you, or someone you know, has been gambling too much, or simply want to learn more about this devastating disease, you can find more information below.
If your gambling is causing any problems for you, there is reliable help available at no cost to you.
Worried that someone you care for is being harmed by their gambling? There is help for both of you!
Gambling early in life can cause significant problems now, and increase the risk of developing problems later.
Resources and training for counselors/therapists to treat problem gamblers and their loved ones.
Knowing the odds and following some basic guidelines can reduce your risk of developing a problem.
www.calpg.online - Earn problem-gambling related continuing education online through live webinars.
www.howtoexclude.org - Find out more about the self-exclusion programs near you.
The Council would not exist without the generous, voluntary contributions of our supporters! We offer our sincerest and most heartfelt, “Thank you!” to our supporters, who assist us in our mission of helping addicted gamblers and their families throughout California. As a non-profit organization, funding has been hard, but with loyal contributors that also know the cause, it helps to keep helping others in need here in California.
