A hotline to help those addicted to gambling started operating with the participation of the Church.translated

A hotline to help gambling addicts - 8 (800) 505-83-57 - was opened by the Center for Combating Gambling Addiction with the support of the Synodal Department for Charity.

Using the specified number, addicts and their relatives can receive free primary care, reports the press service of the Synodal Department for Charity.

It is noted that the hotline, as well as a 24-hour online assistant on the website putpomoshchi.ru, began its work as part of the “Path of Help” project.

Image courtesy of the press service of the Synodal Department for Charity

As part of providing such assistance, hotline specialists will help you understand the situation and draw up an action plan, and, if necessary, refer you to a narcologist in the region.

Executive Director of the Center for Combating Gambling Addiction Andrey Khodykov noted that the project was created in response to the growing need of people for accessible support for those suffering from gambling addiction.

“The key goal of our project to help gambling addicts is to give people a clear algorithm of actions and a safe space for the first conversation about the problem,” said Andrey Khodykov. – An important step was that for the first time a hotline for help was launched...