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Free Mental Health First Aid for Community Managers Returns

Posted: 17 May 2022

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Safe In Our World Host Gayming Mental Health DIGIPRIDE Panel

Posted: 26 Jul 2022

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Safe In Our World Launches Crisis Hub

Posted: 13 Apr 2022

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Sep

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“Arcade Paradise” EP Launches in Support of Safe In Our World

Today, Black Razor Records from Wired Productions have released EP ‘Arcade Paradise’ with all proceeds from the Bandcamp sales supporting Safe In Our World. The debut release from the music label is ‘Arcade Paradise’, a 4-track EP from the video...

22
Sep

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Blinnk and the Vacuum of Space: An Interview with Changing Day

We spoke to Alison Lang, CEO of Changingday to talk about their new title ‘BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space’, which is made by and for autistic people. Tell us about the origins of BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space;...

21
Sep

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Press Pause with Safe In Our World

To celebrate our 3rd birthday this October, Safe In Our World present a new fundraising event: Press Pause. Press Pause is about the idea of pressing pause on life by pressing play in-game. Escapism is a huge part in why...

14
Sep

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Digital Grooming: What Parents & Carers Need to Know

Whilst online, there’s a chance that your younger loved ones may encounter people that aren’t who they say they are. Grooming. It’s uncomfortable to talk about, and can be difficult to recognise, but by confronting the issue together we can...

8
Sep

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How Lawn Mowing Simulator Promotes Mindfulness: An Interview with Skyhook

How can games like Lawn Mowing Simulator promote mindfulness in players? Games like this are often easily dismissed from being positive influences to our mindset, and we want to talk about it. We caught up with Skyhook about the inspirations, reception...

1
Sep

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Student Toolkit Launched in Collaboration with Grads in Games

We’re delighted to release our Student Toolkit, made in collaboration with Grads in Games! You can now download the full toolkit, which covers mental health, self-care and employability skills for students looking to enter the games industry. What’s in the...

1
Sep

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September: Carers in Games

This month, we will be looking into the world of carers in gaming, showcasing support that is available to those who are carers and have caring responsibilities, and highlighting games that link in with the theme. Back in March, we...

17
Aug

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‘Duration playing video games is unlikely to impact wellbeing’

At the end of July 2022, a new research study has been published by the Oxford Internet Institute, which found little to no evidence for a causal connection between gameplay duration and wellbeing. The Study The study was conducted with...

11
Aug

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Hub World: Anxiety

This August, our focus at Safe In Our World has shifted to the topic of anxiety and panic. This month on Hub World, we wanted to look within our community for their stories, experiences, and coping mechanisms for anxiety. Anxiety...

4
Aug

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Mario Runs for Me by Ben Huxley

My therapist tells me it’s the “flee response.” A spark in my chest triggers an electric current which travels through my body, conducted by muscles and sinew to my extremities, where it shoots back to my chest, and before I’m...

1
Aug

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August: Anxiety & Panic

This month, the team at Safe In Our World will be focusing on Anxiety & Panic. We’re going to be exploring what anxiety can look like, its relationship to panic attacks, and how we can support ourselves and each other...

29
Jul

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Transferring Our Sim Satisfaction to Our Real Selves by Kieran Harris

There’s just not enough hours in the day, is there? To work, clean, wash, eat, exercise, drink, sleep and relax is a lot to pack into 24 hours and our priorities are very rarely on the things that really matter...

26
Jul

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Safe In Our World Host Gayming Mental Health DIGIPRIDE Panel

Safe In Our World will be hosting a mental health in gayming panel within Gayming Magazine’s DIGIPRIDE event on Tuesday July 26 (8PM BST / 3PM ET). Hosted by our wonderful Ambassador Mxiety, the Safe In Our World community will...

21
Jul

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How can we motivate ourselves to eat well when experiencing mental ill-health?

Let’s be honest: eating well and getting the right nutrition is a daunting task at the best of times, but seems nearly impossible when you’re suffering from mental ill health. Food has an intrinsic connection with how we are...

20
Jul

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An Interview with Autistica: Molehill Mountain Edition

Andy Clarke, Molehill Mountain Product Owner at Autistica, sat down with us to chat through Molehill Mountain, an app to help autistic people understand and self-manage anxiety. What is Molehill Mountain and what is the purpose of the app? Molehill Mountain is...

14
Jul

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How VR breathing game DEEP helps with sleep, anxiety, and long-COVID by Joe Donnelly

After first playing Deep, I had to sit down. In fact, that’s underselling it. After first playing Deep – a meditative virtual reality game controlled by breathing – I felt so relaxed, so totally and utterly chilled out, serene and...

7
Jul

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Finding Balance: Can a person in ED recovery participate in exercise and focus on eating a healthy diet?

In 2019 I started going to the gym for the first time in my life. Until then, I’d been strictly Not A Gym Person. I would be bad at everything – sweaty, red-faced – and everyone would look at me...

1
Jul

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July: Exercise, Nutrition and Sleep

This July, our monthly theme is shifting to the trio of exercise, nutrition and sleep. We know that these three things, when kept in check, can give us a boost in our mental wellbeing. But how can we use games...

27
Jun

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Be in Safe In Our World’s Video Campaign

Safe In Our World is calling all gamers out there to help us champion everyone’s mental health throughout our industry. Through games and play we share the stories that billions of people across the world engage with. We want to...

25
Jun

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Stonewall: Pride Month 2022 Highlight

As part of Pride Month 2022, we’re highlighting companies, charities and organisations doing great work within the LGBTQ+ space, and today’s highlight is Stonewall. What is Stonewall? Stonewall is an organisation that stands for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people...

24
Jun

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LGBTQIA+ Characters In Video Games: A Spotlight

We’ve seen developments over the years in more characters within video games identifying as LGBTQ+, and whilst there is still more work to do, we wanted to celebrate some of our favourite kickass characters from games that are in the...

23
Jun

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Character Creation and the Privacy of Playing with Gender

Video games have offered queer nerds a safe space to explore aspects of themselves for decades. I’m not the first to have noticed, and more personally felt, this phenomena and I most certainly won’t be the last. From romancing characters...

23
Jun

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How can community managers within the games industry practice self care?

Our Charity Manager, Sarah, recently spoke to GIBiz on the importance of mental health training within the games industry, especially for Community Managers. So, how can community managers within the games industry practice self care, set boundaries, create psychologically safe...

21
Jun

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Global LGBTQIA+ Support

During Pride Month, we wanted to compile a list of resources aimed at supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, but specifically focusing on trans friendly communities. Below, we’ve put some international resources for those who need it; everyone deserves mental health support....

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