Gambling with Lives
@GambleWithLives
We are a community of families bereaved by gambling-related suicide that raises awareness of the devastating effects of gambling disorder & campaigns for change
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This marketing assault on the population is relentless and we seem to be sleepwalking into yet another #PublicHealth crisis. We can’t continue where profit is placed above #PopulationHealth Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) UK Health Security Agency Alice Wiseman NHS Addictions Provider Alliance Henrietta Bowden-Jones Claire Murdoch Gambling with Lives
Fans, including children, should be able to watch football without being bombarded with ads for dangerous & addictive gambling products.
#StopGamblingSuicides
Another study confirming the scale of the link between gambling and suicide. This Australian study found a minimum 4.2% of suicides were linked to gambling - equivalent to 250+ deaths a year in the UK.
Gambling Commission Samaritans Stuart Andrew Lucy Frazer
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Gambling addiction is a cruel disease which has the power to destroy people’s lives.
Five years ago, the clinic at CNWL NHS FT was the only place in England offering NHS treatment for people with gambling addictions. This month we will open our fifteenth specialised clinic.
Honoured to share the story of Gambling with Lives in my next book. Find out more in the link below: pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/kit-and-c… Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books
