Nominations for the Dr. Mark Award now open!
Announcing the nomination period for the 2019 Dr. Mark Kline Award for Mental Health Representation in Games (AKA “The Dr. Mark Award”)! Named after Take This’ first clinical director, the…
Posts filed “Video Games”
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Gamers supporting Gamers: The importance of advocacy
Read MoreDespite the actual diversity of gamers, video games have stereotypically been regarded as a “boy’s toy”. This characterization is rooted in the stereotype of the “gamer” (which is in and…
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Take This Tuesday Starts Tomorrow, December 3rd!
Read MoreTake This is gearing up for our December 3rd, Giving Tuesday fundraiser, Take This Tuesday! On Giving Tuesday, our team and the Take This Streaming Ambassadors will be streaming and raising…
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Take This is Headed to PAX Unplugged 2019!
Read MoreIt’s almost time for PAX Unplugged and we’re getting ready for another great show! We’ll be bringing the AFK Room, our trained team of Psychomancers, the Hope Booth, and a couple of…
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Donate to Take This Tuesday!
Read MoreTake This is happy to announce that our Giving Tuesday fundraiser, Take This Tuesday, is now live! Beginning now and lasting through Giving Tuesday on December 3rd, our team and…
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The Social and Emotional Benefits of Playing Online Games
Read MoreBy Rachel Kowert We all know the stereotype of the socially inept, basement dwelling online gamer. You know, overweight male player with no friends that lives with their parents until…
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Video Game Addiction: What Do We Know Now?
Read MoreThis year the World Health Organization (WHO) controversially decided to include the diagnoses of gaming disorder and hazardous gaming in the upcoming eleventh version of the International Statistical Classification of…
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Announcing our Partnership with The International Games Summit
Read MoreTake This is proud to announce a partnership with The International Games Summit on Mental Health Illness and Awareness (TIGS.CA), whose inaugural event will be held October 9-10, 2019 at…