Abortion Access is a Mental Health Issue
It has been a week, and the impact of the US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision is infuriating and…
Posts tagged “mental health”
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Introducing “Designing Games to Challenge the Stigma Around Mental Health”
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the publication of our newest white paper! Designing Games to Challenge the Stigma Around Mental Health was written by Take This intern and York University…
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Designing Games to Challenge the Stigma Around Mental Health
Read MoreDesigning Games to Challenge the Stigma Around Mental Health is a new white paper from Take This. Written by Take This intern and York University PhD student, Matthew Whitby, and…
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Jargon Schmargon: Mental Health
Read MoreOn this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we explore the terms “mental health” and “mental illness” in more detail. Now you may be saying to yourself, “mental health, what does that…
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Video Games, Moral Panic, and Scapegoats Through the Years
Read MoreAs a society, we often seek to find an explanation for things that are new or that we don’t understand. This explanation often, and unfortunately, takes the form of a…
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Research Review: Problematic Gaming, In-Game Social Support, and Mental Health
Read MoreTime for another Research Review! Every month, I will select a recently published research article in the field of game studies and provide an in-depth review. After taking into account…
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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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Why the Game Industry needs to talk about Mental Health
Read MoreAccording to the 2019 Developer Satisfaction Survey, published annually by the IGDA, 28% of respondents identified as having a disability. The most frequently selected category of disability was psychiatric or…