Older Adult Programs and Services Database
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Hamilton. Public Health ServicesClinical and Preventive Services Division, Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Services, Problem Gambling Program |
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| Older Adult Categories | ABUSE & CRISIS INTERVENTION (ALL) ; ACI - Addiction | |||
| Location, Telephone & Internet | ||||
| Address & Map | Cooper Building 21 Hunter St E, 3rd Floor Hamilton, ON L8N 1M2  | |||
| Located In Community | Hamilton Central | |||
| Major Intersection | James St S and Main St E | |||
| Ward | Ward 2 | |||
| Office Phone | 905-546-3606 Option 4 | |||
| Fax | 905-546-3608 | |||
| Crisis Phone | Problem Gambling Hotline: 24 HR Crisis Line: 1-888-230-3505 | |||
| adgs@hamilton.ca | ||||
| Website | www.hamilton.ca/adgs | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Primary Contact | Susan Boyd, Manager; Phone: 905-546-2424 ext 2888; Email: susan.boyd@hamilton.ca | |||
| Description & Services | ||||
| Description | The Problem Gambling Program provides information, assessment, referral and treatment services. The team will meet with people and help them decide what services are right for them. Individual and group counselling is available. Help is also available to significant others of problem gamblers. Services are free and confidential. Available in English or French. The Program can also provide public awareness and education about responsible and problem gambling upon request. | |||
| Hours | Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon; 1:30 pm-4:30 pm; Wed 9 am-7 pm (Limited evening services) | |||
| Areas Served | Hamilton (City of) - including Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek | |||
| Boundaries | The City of Hamilton including Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek | |||
| Eligibility | Ages: 12 year(s) and up | |||
| Fees | None | |||
| Languages | English ; French ; English ; French (translator available) | |||
| Other Details | ||||
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||
| Funding | Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long Term Care | |||
| Established | 1996 | |||
| Other Links for Searching | ||||
| Service Categories | Gambling Addiction Prevention Programs ; Gambling Counselling/Treatment ; Group Counselling ~ Compulsive Gambling ; Specialized Information and Referral ~ Families/Friends of Compulsive Gamblers ; Specialized Information and Referral ~ Gambling Issues ; Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education ~ Gambling Issues | |||
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