NHS Gambling Clinic for Children and Young People to Open
The first NHS gambling clinic for children and young people will open this year – a new network of services for addicts being rolled out as part of the NHS Long Term Plan
NHS England say the new services are in response to growing concern that problem gambling is being fuelled by online gaming sites and targeted advertising.
The Gambling Commission says that 55,000 children are classed as having a gambling problem, just part of the hundreds of thousands of people in England who have a serious problem with gambling. On top of that, there are an additional 2 million people who are at risk of developing a gambling disorder.
