Ara are supporting Safer Gambling Week (19^th – 25^th November).

This is a cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The key objectives of Safer Gambling Week are to:

• stimulate conversation about safer gambling
• raise awareness of how to gamble more safely
• provide tools to help people do this
• give sources of advice and support if people are concerned about gambling.

Ara Gambling Service support Safer Gambling Week

Firstly, to support these aims, Ara will be undertaking a range of activities. Secondly, these are aimed at raising the profile of problem gambling. These activities include:

1. Our CEO Graham England facilitating a conference concerning Gambling Harms within the South Asian Community. (with our partners, Beacon Counselling Trust)
2. Our COO Robbie Thornhill speaking at the launch of the TUC in wales’ Gambling Toolkit to support their members and Reps
3. Another conference, a ‘Conversation about Gambling in the South West’, an opportunity to promote partnership and awareness of gambling harms and their links to Mental Health
4. The Young People’s team have a variety of workshops for professionals working with young people. These will address gambling harms and how to refer young people for help. In addition, they are also running a social media campaign introducing themselves (see our Twitter feed) and have an upcoming feature in national student publication The Epigram.

Get in Touch

Accordingly, do you think your organisation could do with a greater understanding of problem gambling and its effects? Call us for a chat on 0330 1340 286, or contact us through our website.

Who are Ara Gambling Service?

Ara Gambling Service provides free, confidential advice for anyone struggling with problem gambling. This includes 1:1 counselling for gamblers and affected others in Wales and the South West of England.

How can I get help for my gambling or a loved one’s gambling?

Furthermore, to get in touch, call us on 0330 1340 286 or visit our Get Support page.