Billboard and Video Contest for Youth
Are you creative? Do you express yourself well in art or through video? If so, help us reach problem gamblers and their loved ones through these mediums. See below for contest guidlines.
Billboard Contest Rules.pdf
Video Contest Rules.pdf
New Support Group in Lewisburg
We have a new support group meeting every other week in Lewisburg. Many of our callers tell us they enjoy meeting with other people who have struggled with gambling addiction, while also getting guidance from a professional therapist. The group is facilitated by gambling therapist Tammy Showell. If you are interested in attending, please contact our clinical coordinator Kathleen O'Neil at 304-344-2213 or toll free at 1-888-696-2517.
Helpline Data
Interested in who calls us more-- men or women? Wonder which counties have the highest rates of calls? Curious about which professions have the highest rate of calls? It's all right here in our latest helpline data report:
Eleven Years of Helpline Data.pdf
Campaign Targets Families of Problem Gamblers
About 30% of calls to 1-800-GAMBLER come from a friend or family member of a problem gambler. Many gamblers who call us say they are doing so because a spouse or significant other has threatened to leave if they will not get help. All of our counselors are specially trained to help the gambler AND their family.
NEED HELP?
If you think you have may have a gambling problem, you are not alone. Help is now available. A good place to start is the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia. It is strictly confidential, and the professional counselors can give you the help and support you need to break free of a gambling addiction. You can call 1-800-Gambler right now for free help.