Announcing the Global Mental Health Survey
MY.GAMES Launches Global Mental Health Survey in Partnership with Leading U.S. Video Game Nonprofits, Take This and IGDA, and the Fair Play Alliance Global gaming brand MY.GAMES has launched an…
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Academic Ramblings: What is Open Science?
Read More“Open science” may be a term you’ve heard before as it is part of a bigger movement that has been growing over the last several years to make science more…
Our Mission
Take This works to decrease the stigma, and increase the support for, mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry.
Learn MoreIf you or someone you know needs help, visit our Mental Health Resources Page »
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Wisdom Save Friday Stream Schedule
Read MoreJoin us on November 20, 2020! StartPlaying will be hosting an epic, eight-hour charity Twitch stream (Twitch.tv/totalpartychill) filled with fun and unusual content, including: 9:45 AM PST – Introduction 10:00…
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Mental Health Reminders and Taking Breaks
Read MoreIt’s a stressful and uncertain time… even more so than normal. You may be experiencing a lot of intense emotions and uncertainty – we are too. You’re not in this…
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Announcing the Take This Wisdom Save Weekend
Read MoreTakeThis Wisdom Save Weekend, presented by StartPlaying.Game, is 3 days of gaming and live streams benefitting Take This, running November 20th – 22nd. You can check out all of the…
Upcoming Events
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Mental health, diversity, and next steps in the industry
10 AM PT – Eve Crevoshay, along with Angela Roseboro, Chief Diversity Officer at Riot Games, and Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer at GamesBeat, will explore how the ongoing lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the gaming industry is having an outsized impact on both those who work in the industry and on gamers.
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