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==Outside football==
Adams married Jane Shae in 1992, after they met at a nightclub in [[Islington]]; the couple had two children together, a son and a daughter. They divorced in 1997 amid the couple's substance abuse. Following his recovery from [[alcoholism]], Adams married Poppy Teacher in 2004 and had three children together.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Nichola |date=15 October 2022 |title=Strictly's Tony Adams gives update on addict ex-wife following prison sentence |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/20221015154086/strictly-tony-adams-marriage-jailed-addict-ex-wife-jane-shea/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=Hello!}}</ref> Poppy is a fifth-generation descendent of whisky firm founder William Teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Richard |date=16 December 2004 |title=Adams marries whisky heiress |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/adams-marries-whisky-heiress-7213610.html |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Evening Standard}}</ref>
In September 2000, as a result of his own experiences with [[alcoholism]] and [[drug addiction]], Adams founded the [[Sporting Chance Clinic]], a charitable foundation aimed at providing treatment, counselling and support for sports men and women suffering from drink, drug or [[gambling addiction]]s.<ref>▼
{{Cite news |last=Sengupta |first=Kim |date=21 August 2000 |title=Tony Adams to provide safe haven for alcoholic and drug-addict footballers |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/tony-adams-to-provide-safe-haven-for-alcoholic-and-drugaddict-footballers-710805.html |access-date=28 October 2008 |work=The Independent |location=London}}</ref> The clinic, which works to the [[twelve-step program]] philosophy of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]], is based near [[Liphook]], Hampshire and includes [[Kate Hoey]], [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] and [[Elton John]] as patrons, and is supported by the [[Professional Footballers' Association]]. Adams' former Arsenal and England teammate [[Paul Merson]], himself a recovering alcoholic, is also a patron of the charity. His Arsenal testimonial match in May 2002 also raised £500,000 for the foundation.<ref name="testimonial" />▼
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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Adams founded Six Mental Health Solutions (SIX MHS), an organisation that provides mental health and addiction services to employees across a range of partnered businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Guy |date=29 October 2022 |title=‘Oh my god, you’re that dancer’: Strictly’s Tony Adams on how Arsenal fans see him now |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2022/10/29/oh-god-dancer-strictlys-tony-adams-how-arsenal-fans-see-now/?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/JqQUj |archive-date=16 September 2024 |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> SIX MHS has since formed partnerships with several organisations, including the building materials company [[Jewson]] in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2021 |title=Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – Industry initiatives |url=https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/mental-health-awareness-week-2021-industry-initiatives/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |website=Professional Builders Merchant |publisher=Hamerville Media Group}}</ref> and the [[Football Writers' Association]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2024 |title=FWA teams up with Tony Adams’ SIX MHS group |url=https://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/fwa-teams-up-with-tony-adams-six-mhs-group/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |publisher=Football Writers' Association}}</ref> He is also a patron of the [[National Association for Children of Alcoholics (United Kingdom)|National Association for Children of Alcoholics]] (NACOA UK), [[The Forward Trust]], [[School-Home Support]] (SHS), and Saving Faces, a facial surgery research foundation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=Football legend Tony Adams MBE is our latest signing for Strictly 2022! |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/d8da35e4-7f55-46ba-925f-038daccb32b1 |access-date=16 September 2024 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Facial Surgery Research Foundation - Saving Faces |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/3972151 |access-date=16 September 2024 |publisher=Charity Commission for England and Wales}}</ref>
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