Hello! There are 430,000 problem gamblers in the UK, with a further 2 million at risk of developing gambling problems. What’s driving this ‘hidden epidemic’ and what do we do about it? Charles and Liz Ritchie from Gambling with Lives share the story of their son who took his life after problems with gambling and discuss their campaign for reform. Then Henrietta Bowden-Jones, director of the National Problem Gambling Clinic, and Jim Orford, Emeritus Professor of Clinical & Community Psychology at University of Birmingham, talk about the need to take a public health approach to gambling and what this should mean for government policy.
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org. International helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org.
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy143. NO WORKER LEFT BEHIND: planning a just transition
142. BLACK LIVES MATTER
141 and a half. ORDER ORDER: in conversation with John Bercow
141. THE ZOOM WHERE IT HAPPENS: building a digital society for all
140. MOBILISING A ZERO CARBON ARMY: green jobs for young people
139. A MISSION FOR SORTITION: citizens’ assemblies & the climate crisis
138. PEOPLE ARE GOOD: a truly radical idea
137. TACKLING ROUGH SLEEPING: why does it take a pandemic?
136. STRINGS ATTACHED: designing better bailouts
135. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING?: learning from crises of the past
134. A GREEN RECOVERY: the case for a climate stimulus
133. IN THIS TOGETHER: global cooperation on a global crisis
132. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times
131 and a half. WHAT ABOUT THE SELF-EMPLOYED?
131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis
130. COME FARM WITH ME: a sustainable future for food and land
129. YOU SAY YOU WANT SOME DEVOLUTION: a radical plan for giving power away
128. WHY CAN’T I GET MY PHONE REPAIRED?: fighting the tech giants
127. MAN ENOUGH: promoting positive masculinity
126. THE FOUR DAY FUTURE: building a movement for shorter working hours
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