RESOURCES
The effects of problem gambling can be extensive and devastating. Fortunately, help is out there. The following resources can help those and their loved ones afflicted with problem gambling.
Gamblers Anonymous
Problem Gambling Brochure
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Suicide
Samaritans Statewide Hotline: 1-877-870-HOPE (4673)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
The Trevor Helpline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
The Trevor Helpline: 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (488-7386)
Substance Abuse
Alcohol and Drug Hotline: 1-800-327-5050
Smokers Quit Line: 1-800-TRY TO STOP
Smokers Quit Line: 1-800-TRY TO STOP
Domestic Violence
SafeLink: 1-877-785-2020
Families and Children
Parental Stress Hotline: 1-800-632-8188
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline (DSS): 1-800-792-5200
National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline (DSS): 1-800-792-5200
National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000
A Conversation about New Hampshire Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment
A conversation about problem gambling prevention and treatment in New Hampshire. With members of the NH Council on Problem Gambling and the NH Council for Responsible Gambling. Interviewees: Mr. Ed Talbot, Executive Director of the NH Council on Problem Gambling and Commissioner, NH Council on Responsible Gambling. Ms. Maura McCann, Marketing Director at the NH Lottery and Chair, NH Council on Responsible Gambling. Interviewers: Dr. Debi LaPlante, Director, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Heather Gray, Director of Academic Affairs, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance and Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
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A Conversation about Gambling Disorder and its Treatment, with a Focus on New Hampshire Resources
A conversation about Gambling Disorder and its treatment, with a focus on New Hampshire resources with members of the NH Council on Problem Gambling and the NH Council for Responsible Gambling. Interviewees: Mr. Ed Talbot, Executive Director of the NH Council on Problem Gambling and Commissioner, NH Council on Responsible Gambling. Ms. Dot Duda, M.Ed., Director of Programs & Training, New Hampshire Council on Problem Gambling and Commissioner, NH Council on Responsible Gambling. Interviewers: Dr. Debi LaPlante, Director, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Heather Gray, Director of Academic Affairs, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance and Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
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What NH Providers Need to Know about Gambling and Gambling Disorder Webinar
What is it? New Hampshire is undergoing a period of rapid gambling expansion, which might result in incident cases of Gambling Disorder. This free, on-demand webinar is intended to prepare NH behavioral health providers to provide evidence-based care for this condition.
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e-Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (available in 22 languages)
What is it? The Division on Addiction’s brief (3-item) gambling disorder screener and intervention system derived from analyses of the National Epidemiology Survey on Alcohol & Related Conditions (Gebauer, LaBrie, & Shaffer, 2010).
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Your First Step to Change: Gambling (available in 22 languages)
What is it? The Division’s gambling self-help toolkit, developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, with support from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the National Center for Responsible Gaming.
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The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report (WAGER)
What is it? The Division’s free monthly online research review of the latest gambling science.
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Expressions of Addiction
What is it? Dr. Howard Shaffer’s photographic essay of case studies of gambling and other expressions of addiction.
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Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life
What is it? Dr. Howard Shaffer’s book about self-guided recovery from gambling and related disorders.
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