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  • Take This, IGDA, and IGDAF Statement on Recent Events

    By Take This · Sep 4, 2019 · Anxiety, Depression, Featured, Other Issues, PTSD, Self Care, Stigma, Suicide, Take This, Therapy

    Take This, IGDA, and IGDAF Statement on Recent Events Video game organizations seek to create safer, more inclusive environments SEATTLE, WA – September 4, 2019 — In this past week,…

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  • Take “Take Your Pills” With a Grain of Salt

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Mar 21, 2018 · Entertainment, Stigma

    In the first 30 seconds of the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills, we hear about the troubling physical effects of stimulant medication, followed quickly with credits featuring images of skulls…

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  • How One Streamer’s Fight Against Stigma Inspired a Future Overwatch Pro

    By Nissa Campbell · Mar 8, 2018 · Stigma, Video Games

    At Take This, we believe in the power of sharing our stories — the power of showing people that they’re not alone. The story of Lucas “Mendokusaii” Håkansson, an Overwatch…

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  • We Need to Talk About Mental Illness – But Not Because of High-Profile Violence

    By Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · Oct 3, 2017 · Stigma

    Imagine a disheveled man sitting alone on a street in a major metropolitan area. He’s conversing with and yelling at people, though the people he’s talking with and yelling at…

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  • Men Break Down the Cost of Masculinity and Stigma

    By Nissa Campbell · Jul 5, 2017 · Stigma

    [font_text link=”” icon=”star” color=”dark” size=”small” border=”off” spin=”off”]Content Warning: Discussion of suicide.[/font_text] Psychology student and vlogger LikeKristen uses her YouTube channel to talk about her own experiences with mental health issues,…

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  • How Games, TV and Film Get Schizophrenia Wrong

    By Take This, and Mike Jones · Jun 7, 2017 · Stigma

    Mental health often gets a bad reputation from the media. When I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, I had no idea how misrepresented and misunderstood the condition really was. The symptoms…

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  • Celebrities Open Up for Mental Health Awareness Month

    By Nissa Campbell · May 3, 2017 · Stigma

    For Mental Health Awareness Month, The Child Mind Institute asked 31 celebrities an important question: what would they tell their younger selves about their mental health issues and learning disorders?…

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  • This Animated Short Explains the Dangers of Stigma Without Saying a Word

    By Nissa Campbell · Mar 22, 2017 · Stigma

    Mental health issues can be very isolating, and when you’re dealing with them alone, you might not have the words to explain what’s wrong. This video from animator Chara Bui…

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