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We're Ryan, Dan, and Ant, three 20 something lads, from Birkenhead, who love football. 24% of women and 13% of men in England are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. But men are three times more likely to die from suicide than women. We wanted to know why. Join us every Monday and Friday as we speak to people from the wide world of football, all about Mental Health, in an attempt to learn more about it, and encourage men to feel more comfortable talking about their health and wellbeing, and attempt to remove the stigma that still surrounds the topic.
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Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
**Trigger Warning, discussions about gambling and addiction**
Can you be a football fan and avoid gambling?
The relationship between football and gambling has become so ensconced, that for many football fans it is now so very difficult to think of one without the other.
It is predicted that there is at least one gambling related suicide every single day in the UK, and there are thought to be around 350,000 gambling addicts.
27 of the top 44 clubs in England's top two divisions have shirt sponsorship deals with gambling companies, and 3 out of the 4 top divisions are indeed sponsored by SkyBet.
So, can you be a football fan and avoid gambling? Let's find out.
Today's episode was brought to you with the assistance of GamStop. GAMSTOP lets you put controls in place to restrict your online gambling activities.
You can find us on Twitter @marking_man and don't forget to use the hashtag #WheresTheTalkingLads
If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:
Be Gamble Aware
0808 8020 133 for free
https://www.begambleaware.org/
Samaritans
Call 116 132 for free
Papyrus UK
Call 0800 068 41 41
CALM ZONE
0800 58 58 58
https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/
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