In Memory of Matt Hughes
Today, as we do every year at Take This, we’d like to step back and honor the memory of Matt Hughes, the game journalist whose suicide catalyzed our founders to…
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World Suicide Prevention Day
Read MoreContent Warning: Suicide September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. It is important to acknowledge this because suicide is the tenth overall leading cause of death in the US, it…
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Take This, IGDA, and IGDAF Statement on Recent Events
Read MoreTake 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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Six Years Ago Today…
Read MoreCONTENT WARNING: Discussion of suicide Six years ago today, Matt Hughes, a freelance games journalist and colleague of Take This’ founders, took his own life. It was a tragedy made…
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Suicide is a Scourge
Read MoreToday, news broke that the world lost one of my heroes to suicide. I love food and cooking with a passion, and Anthony Bourdain was responsible for that in no…
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How Streamers Can Respond When Viewers Need Help
Read MoreContent notice: Discussion of suicide; strong language. What do you do when you’re a streamer and one of your viewers reaches out for help? Among my geeky colleagues and a…
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A Message of Hope on World Suicide Prevention Day
Read MoreOver 42,000 people in the US took their own lives in 2014, according to the CDC, and far more make attempts. It’s the leading cause of preventable deaths in those…
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On Grief and Loss When We Lose an Icon
Read MoreThis week, we lost a brilliant artist to an unexpected death. Chris Cornell’s death is hitting me harder than I might have expected. I’ve lived in Seattle my whole life.…