# Help for Problem Gambling: The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling

> Find help for gambling problems, connect with counselors, recovery resources, and learn about treatment options for gambling addiction\.

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## Pages
- [Find a Counselor](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/getting-help/find-a-counselor/): Treatment for individuals and their families impacted by the harms associated with gambling is available at No Cost to Maryland Residents\. Find free, confidential support in your area\.
- [Warning Signs](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/learn/gambling-problems/warning-signs/)
- [Sports Betting](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/learn/sports-betting/): Online betting apps and platforms have made placing a bet easier and faster by letting people bet from the convenience of their phones at any time of day or night\.\.\.
- [Problem Gambling](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/recovery-2/)
- [Youth at Risk](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/learn/youth-at-risk/): Gambling problems can affect kids as young as 8\. Learn the facts and warning signs\. 10\-15% of teens have had a problem with gambling\.\.\.

## Posts
- [National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/awareness/suicide-prevention-awareness-month-2026/): September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month\. The relationship between gambling and suicide is now more apparent than ever\. Gamblers who report high\-risk gambling behaviors are at increased risk of suicide\. They can feel alone and their distress isn’t obvious\. Suicidal ideation may be viewed as a way of escaping life in turmoil or a perceived world that is destroyed\.
- [September is National Recovery Month](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/awareness/national-recovery-month-2026/): Each September, we focus our awareness efforts toward helping to disseminate information about the resources available that enable those with a substance use problem or other addictive behaviors including problem gambling and disordered gambling, to live healthy and rewarding lives\. Recovery from addiction is possible and it does not need to be a solo journey\. Please join us in celebrating national recovery months it's for everyone\. Let us help you start your journey on the road to problem gambling recovery\.
- [This March, take the "Madness" out of Gambling](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/awareness/march-madness-2026/): It’s March and basketball “madness” abounds\! It’s known that more and more states are discussing and passing sports legislation\. The American Gambling Association AGA, estimated that over 50 million Americans will bet over 10 billion combined on March Madness – with an increasingly larger share going towards legal US online sports books and casinos\.
- [July Is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/awareness/bipoc-2026/): Also known as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color \(BIPOC\) Mental Health Month\. This July, the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling \(the Center\) invites you to join us in promoting health equity issues of minorities with problem gambling prevention\.  Maryland data shows minority populations are at a greater risk of problem gambling behaviors\.  Help us raise awareness of this health disparity and work to create equity in awareness, education, prevention, treatment, and recovery for all Black, Indigenous, and People of Color with a gambling problem or a disorder\.
- [May is Mental Health Month](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/awareness/may-is-mental-health-month/)

## Counties
- [Baltimore City](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/county/baltimore-city/)
- [Telehealth Only](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/county/telehealth-only/)
- [Baltimore](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/county/baltimore/)
- [Prince George's](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/county/prince-georges/)
- [Howard](https://helpmygamblingproblem.org/county/howard/)

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