Jane Clack is a counsellor for One North East charity.
Jane Clack is a counsellor for Woodford Green-based charity One North East which runs a NE Teens service helping children with parents with addictions.
She is speaking out about the issues of children being affected by their parent's addictions, and how the problem has got worse.
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