Keneally Thief Fed Gambling Addiction
Keneally thief fed gambling addiction
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A COMMONWEALTH BANK account manager who stole nearly $ 250,000 from her clients, including a large sum from the author Thomas Keneally, was driven by a gambling addiction that at one stage left her in fear for her life, a court has heard.
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State needs to provide help for addiction
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Gambling addiction runs up millions of dollars in costs due to bankruptcy, crime, suicide and assorted other personal tragedies and social maladies. Putting a minuscule bit of casino revenue into treatment programs is a sound investment The state must …
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Pilot programme to help families of recovering gambling addicts
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The free eight-week programme, known as Gambling Addiction Management through Education (GAME) – Family, is intended to aid families "make sense of their situation" and receive professional help for their loved-ones' recovery. Family members will learn …
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Overcoming Gambling Addiction – This straight-talking, empowering video offers essential information on how problem gambling develops, its damaging impact on individuals and families, and how it can successfully be treated. Through candid first-hand accounts from four recovering gamblers, along with illuminating commentary from mental health experts, the program shows gamblers, their families, and therapists: how an alluring diversion becomes a shameful secret as problem gambling takes hold; common myths and misperceptions about gambling–and why ‘winning big’ is so unlikely; the benefits of individual and group therapy and self-help approaches; and ways to overcome setbacks in recovery and make meaningful, lasting changes.
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