{"id":79697,"date":"2021-08-11T16:18:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamblingtherapy.org\/?page_id=79697"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T09:11:28","slug":"live-support-for-affected-others","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gamblingtherapy.org\/affected-others\/live-support-for-affected-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Live support for affected others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gambling Therapy runs two <em>Friends and Family groups<\/em> each week specifically designed to support and advise the friends and family members of problem gamblers all around the globe.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a friend or family member looking for acceptance or support, these groups are non-judgemental and confidential.&nbsp;They provide a safe environment to let off steam, talk about issues that you are facing, while offering support and experience.&nbsp;The friends and family groups are somewhere to speak openly and honestly for an hour, knowing you will be understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The friends &amp; family groups run at the following (UK) times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday &amp; Thursday evenings @ 19:00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a good idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamblingtherapy.org\/support\/about-support-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view the group schedule<\/a> to check the times. If you included your timezone when you registered then the times on the group schedule will be adjusted for your local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some members choose to post to <a href=\"\/forum\/forum\/the-meeting-place\/\">The Meeting Place<\/a> forum to let others know that they will be attending a group on a certain day. This can help if there are specific members that you want to catch up with in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Why not join us?&nbsp; Or if you\u2019re a problem gambler who feels their loved one might benefit from this kind of support, why not suggest they give it a try?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We look forward to spending time with you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"\/forum\/forum\/friends-and-family\/\">Visit the friends &amp; family forum <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gambling Therapy runs two Friends and Family groups each week specifically designed to support and advise the friends and family members of problem gamblers all around the globe.&nbsp; If you are a friend or family member looking for acceptance or support, these groups are non-judgemental and confidential.&nbsp;They provide a safe environment to let off steam, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":84064,"parent":79752,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79697","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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