Gambling Help Online is a program operated by Turning Point
Alcohol and Drug Centre in Victoria, Australia.
Turning Point strives to promote and maximise the health and
wellbeing of individuals and communities living with and affected
by problem gambling related harms. We aspire to be a world leading
service delivery and research and development centre. In working
toward our goals we will ensure the safest possible environment in
relation to gambling problems today and into the future.
To achieve this, we are continually:
- Creating thriving service delivery, research and development
cultures that produce the best possible knowledge
- applying, using and translating this knowledge to promote
change, build effective and rational policy, and demonstrate and
contribute to world's best practice
- building our own and our communities' capacity through
strategic relationships, partnerships and collaborations
- strengthening organisational capacity to provide the best
environment for quality staff to achieve their potential
Since being established in 1994, Turning Point has led research
and its translation into policy and practice at a local, national
and international level. To best respond to emerging issues,
Turning Point employs staff from a range of professional
backgrounds and collaborates with organisations across the
research, health, education and community services sectors.
The organisation integrates activities across a diverse range of
specialist knowledge and professional practice. This unique
combination enables Turning Point to translate evidence into
action. Our work is essential to understanding the complexities of
problem gambling in our community and in developing effective
approaches to prevent and treat the impact of problem gambling.
Turning Point is formally affiliated with St Vincent's Hospital
Melbourne and the University of Melbourne. Turning Point is part of
the International Network of Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation
Resource Centres for The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
(UNODC) and is a member of the International Harm Reduction
Association. The Centre is also a Registered Training Organisation
and an accredited Higher Education Provider. For more information
on Turning Point go to http://www.turningpoint.org.au/
Our counsellors have qualifications in psychology
and social work. They know about the effects of gambling and are
experienced in helping people deal with gambling concerns.