RESOURCES
Self-Assessment Survey
The following three-question survey provides insight into whether or not gambling habits have maybe moved from recreational to something more problematic.
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Minnesota Problem Gambling Treatment Program
The Minnesota Department of Human Services problem gambling program offers treatment provider services free of charge for qualifying individuals throughout Minnesota.
Minnesota Problem Gambling Helpline
The Minnesota Department of Human Services problem gambling program also offers a 24-hour, toll-free helpline, providing callers with confidential advice and information regarding treatment resources in Minnesota.
Call 1-800-333-4673 (HOPE)
Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
A 12-step support program that holds meetings in approximately 70 communities around Minnesota.
Call 1-855-222-5542 (1-855-2CALLGA)
Project Turnabout: Vanguard Center for Gambling Recovery
The center is a residential program solely for those suffering from problem gambling. Beginning with a comprehensive, realistic personal treatment plan, the center offers men and women – ages 18 and older – the tools necessary to begin their process to recovery from gambling and discover some of the obstacles in their lives that may challenge long-term recovery.
Fairview Counseling for Gambling Addiction
Fairview Behavioral Health Services has experts in addiction issues. Our highly qualified professionals with specific training for gambling issues help you understand and overcome the pull of gambling.
Minnesota Crisis Connection
Find information about suicide prevention or crisis counseling in Minnesota.
Call 1-866-379-6363
For immediate support in a crisis call 9-1-1
Gam-Anon
This organization for families and close friends of problem gamblers has meetings in nearly 20 cities around the state.
Call 1-888-435-7166 (1-888-HELP1MN)
Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance (NPGA)
Minnesota’s affiliate to the National Council on Problem Gambling, is a non-profit, gambling-neutral organization dedicated to improving the lives of Minnesotans affected by problem gambling.
All of the links provided are to outside sources and are not affiliated, approved, or endorsed by the Department of Human Services.
Gam-Anon
The official website of Gam-Anon, serving the community through meetings and personal experiences.
Gamblers Anonymous
Locate a Gamblers Anonymous self-help meeting near you.
National Center for Responsible Gambling
The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is the only national organization exclusively devoted to funding research that helps increase understanding of pathological and youth gambling and find effective methods of treatment for the disorder.
National Council on Problem Gambling
Find problem gambling help for yourself or someone else.
The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling
Your first step to change workbook guide
To help you understand gambling, figure out if you need to change, and decide how to deal with the actual process of change.
Self-help Workbook
This self-help workbook for problem gamblers, developed by the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, is a tool for assisting people who are motivated to stop gambling or to reduce the problems associated with gambling.
Smart Recovery
Offers support and recovery options in an alternative format to 12 step focused programs.
Get Set Before You Bet: Ohio for Responsible Gambling
Massachusettes Council on Compulsive Gambling
New York Council on Problem Gambling
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
If you are not residing in Minnesota, call the national 24-hour, toll-free, confidential lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK.
All of the links provided are to outside sources and are not affiliated, approved, or endorsed by the Department of Human Services.
MyMoney.gov
Useful resources for money management, savings tips, and financial planning.
SmartAboutMoney.org
Smart About Money (SAM) is a program that inspires financial decision making.
Mint.com
Helps create and track your budgets.
Lutheran Social Services
LSS services equip and enable people in communities around the United States with quality guidance, knowledge, and tools so they can skillfully achieve freedom from debt and worry about their finances.
Family Means
Offers many programs to help families and individuals in need. Whether you’re looking for counseling or therapy help, assistance in managing debt, financial planning, budgets, or money management, etc.
American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM)
Daily money managers (DMMs) provide personal business assistance to clients who have difficulty in managing their personal monetary affairs.
All of the links provided are to outside sources and are not affiliated, approved, or endorsed by the Department of Human Services.