GamCare is expanding access to free gambling treatment across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands as part of a three-year programme designed to make specialist support more accessible to people living in remote communities. The initiative includes areas such as Shetland and Orkney and will provide treatment through online and telephone sessions delivered by trained practitioners....
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