Addiction to gambling and other harmful products such as vaping is affecting children’s ability to learn and concentrate at school during a critical time in their brain development, the CEO of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, Dr Chris Duncan, has warned.
“I’m teaching many kids with chronic mental health issues related … [to] these areas,” he said.
“The state of mind of kids is being altered because of these harmful industries.
“And when kids are in a certain sort of mental state, they’re not conditioned to learn anything at school, they’re not able to focus,” he said.
This week a Guardian Australia investigation revealed a 16% increase in the number of young people seeking help for gambling,…
