Gambling Support Service

Programme Areas

Addictions - other, Kaupapa Māori

Programme Type

Community based support - gambling, Kaupapa Māori - gambling & other addictions

Regions

Waikato

Age Groups

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Referral Process

Please contact us at Te Kōhao Health for a Free and confidential discussion about how gambling may be affecting you or your family/friends, or if you would like a Public Health worker to provide a presentation or basic screening training.

Description

Do you ever feel unhappy or worried after a session of gambling?

Does gambling sometimes cause you problems?

We offer a FREE Gambling Support Service to families who may be affected by their own or someone else’s gambling behaviours. We provide: 

Clinicians who

• are qualified and experienced
• create brief and full inventions for the individual/family
• deliver counselling and other forms of individual/group therapy 

Public Health Workers who

• deliver presentations within the community to increase gambling awareness
• train other communities to screen for gambling issues
• can develop and implement policies to prevent/reduce gambling harm within organisations
• can support the development of community action initiatives to reduce gambling harm