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Familial Trust founder and manager Karen Watson understands better than most the wide-spread and devastating mental health implications of living with an addict.
Lonely rebuild workers, residents suffering post-quake stress and families struggling with Christmas bills are contributing to a spike in people seeking help for gambling addictions this summer.
The Problem Gambling Foundation has seen a 55 per cent increase in the number of gambling addicts, or their families, seeking help in Christchurch in the last six weeks.
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