This category is for public or private organizations offering help to problem gamblers. These may be run by local councils, non-profit agencies, or state/national governments, and many of them offer telephone helplines.
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  • Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc.
    Provides information about their toll-free helpline and awareness program for the social and economic impact of compulsive gambling.
  • California Council on Problem Gambling
    Provides information about their 24x7 toll-free helpline, literature distribution, speakers bureau, clinical training and employee awareness training.
  • Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling
    Offers helpline services to residents of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. Also, provides awareness and prevention programs.
  • Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc.
    Provides prevention, education and referral services, and community outreach programs.
  • Delaware Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.
    Provides literature, support meeting information, treatment information, and 24x7 helpline.
  • Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling
    Provides 24x7 helpline, prevention and education programs, and professional training.
  • Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling
    Provides assistance to those affected by gambling problems. Also, promotes the development of educational programs and professional resources.
  • Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling
    Offers helpline and provides information and resources for anyone interested in learning more about problem gambling and its impact on individuals, families and communities.
  • The Mississippi Council for Problem and Compulsive Gambling
    Offers helpline, training for health care providers and public awareness program. Also, conducts research and develops prevention and education programs for adolescents.
  • National Council on Problem Gambling
    Disseminates information about problem and pathological (compulsive) gambling. Also, promotes the development of services for those with the disorder.
  • Nevada Council on Problem Gambling
    Offers helpline, employee awareness training, literature distribution, professional education, community outreach and scholarship programs.
  • New Zealand Gambling Problem Helpline Service
    Offers helpline services for problem gamblers in New Zealand.
  • Compulsive Gambling Center
    Provides information about their toll-free helpline services and treatment in Iowa.
  • Minnesota Compulsive Gambling Program
    Provides 24x7 helpline. Also, funds treatment, research, resource library and public education.
  • Canadian Partnership for Responsible Gambling
    Does research to find and promote effective ways to reduce the risk of problem gambling. Also, provides lists for treatment centers and helpline telephone numbers in Canada.
  • Georgia Gambling Helpline
    Promotes awareness, education, research, prevention and treatment for problem gambling.
  • Community Service of Missouri, Inc.
    Offers free compulsive gambling counseling in St Louis, Jefferson, St. Charles and other Missouri counties.
  • Double Downer
    Directory of gambling treatment and related organizations in the United States.
  • West Virginia Council on Problem Gambling
    Works to increase public awareness of problem gambling, to ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education. Includes meetings, events and resources.
  • Gambling: Help and Referral
    Offers information, listening and support on compulsive gambling as well as referrals in Quebec, Canada.
  • California Office of Problem Gambling
    Offers problem gambling prevention through public awareness, education, research and referrals.

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  • Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling: Signs, Help, and Treatment
    URL : www.helpguide.org/mental/gambling_addiction.htm
    Guide for problem gamblers and their family members to the signs of gambling addiction, dealing with gambling cravings, and finding help and treatment.[2008/10/24]
  • Pathologic Gambling - February 1, 2000 - American Academy of Family ...
    URL : www.aafp.org/afp/20000201/741.html
    ... gambling.8 Legalized gambling, organized crime and violence have historically ... Diagnosis and treatment of pathological gambling. ...[2008/11/16]
  • Pathological Gambling
    URL : www.nurses.info/mental_health_impulse_control_gambling.htm
    Organizations. Education Resources. Nursing Theories. Nursing Specialties. Medical Issues ... Pathological Gambling More Prevalent Among Youths Than Adults ...[2008/11/12]
  • Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling | Gambling Helpline
    URL : www.ccpg.org/news/npgaw.html
    ... the impact of problem gambling on individuals, families, and society ... organizations and individuals working to prevent problem and pathological gambling. ...[2008/08/05]
  • Problem gambling
    URL : www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Problem_gambling.htm
    ... payment is not always covered by insurers and health maintenance organizations. Pathological gambling was not officially listed as a psychiatric disorder until ...[2008/11/11]
  • GAMBLING GAMBLING
    URL : americangaming.org/assets/.../faq/NRC-Pathological_Gambling_p._67.pdf
    ... of Pathological Gamblers. 192. 7. Organization and Technology ... PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING. sociated with organized crime and were treated as vice crimes by ...[2004/03/01]
  • Dean Health System: Pathological Gambling
    URL : www.deancare.com/crs/bha/bha_gambling_bha.asp
    Cognitive behavior therapy may also help you overcome pathological gambling. ... For a list of organizations who can help, see Resource List: Gambling. ...[2008/11/24]
  • Amazon.com: Pathological Gambling: The Making of a Medical Problem ...
    URL : amazon.com/Pathological-Gambling-Making-Medical-Problem/dp/0791445224
    Amazon.com: Pathological Gambling: The Making of a Medical Problem: Brian ... the gambling industry, medicine, therapists, and special interest organizations) ...[2008/11/27]
  • www.dcf.state.fl.us/mentalhealth/sa/dcfscreening.pdf
    URL : www.dcf.state.fl.us/mentalhealth/sa/dcfscreening.pdf
    Both organizations are urging providers to conduct preliminary. screenings for problem and pathological (compulsive) gambling, ...[2005/02/10]
  • Pathological gambling disorder Information on Healthline
    URL : www.healthline.com/galecontent/pathological-gambling-disorder
    Pathological gambling disorder occurs when a person gambles compulsively to such ... Diagnosis Treatments Prognosis Prevention BOOKS PERIODICALS ORGANIZATIONS ...[2008/11/19]
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