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27
Nov

News

No Console? No Problem.

Next-gen consoles have arrived, and whilst it’s exciting to see the dawn of a new era of gaming, it can be easy to feel left out if you’ve been unable to get your hands on a new console. We’ve created...

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26
Nov

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SafeMentaliTee

Over the 20th – 22nd November, Seven Squared launched a campaign in support of Safe In Our World, called SafeMentaliTee. Across the weekend, gamers came together to share the positive impacts that video games have had on their mental health....

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23
Nov

News

Screamapalooza

From the 19th – 25th October, Screamapalooza, a charity stream run by Rage Club / Screamer Streamer raised an incredible £34,700 for Safe In Our World. The two teams joined forces for a week of Halloween themed streams, including spooky...

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17
Nov

News

Safe In Our World Joins The Jingle Jam 2020

Safe In Our World are happy to announce that we will be a part of the Jingle Jam 2020. From the 1st to 14th December, the Jingle Jam will see streamers across the globe raise funds for 12 causes via...

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16
Nov

News

University of Oxford Study Says Video Games Are “Good For Well-Being”

A recent study from Oxford University has found that time spent gaming is positively associated with wellbeing. The data, derived from Plants vs Zombies and Animal Crossing (with over 3,000 surveys) has suggested that competence and the social elements of...

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6
Nov

News

Play for Less

Let’s talk about money. There’s no doubt that for most, video games are a treat rather than something you buy every week. Spending money now has the added complication from COVID-19, as many of us are under pressures from work,...

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4
Nov

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Interview with Krish Shrikumar, creator of PLAYNE: The Meditation Game

We talked to PLAYNE: The Meditation Game creator, Krish Shrikumar, about the inspiration behind the game, the mental challenges in making it, and why a game provides the perfect platform for mastering meditation… So what was it that set you...

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22
Oct

News

Safe In Our World: 1st Anniversary Charity Bundle

To celebrate our first anniversary, we are releasing our very first charity bundle dedicated to providing free Mental Health CBT courses for games industry professionals and gamers around the world. The Safe In Our World  1st Anniversary Charity Game Bundle...

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10
Oct

News

World Mental Health Day 2020: Celebrating a Year Of Engaging the Industry to Talk About Mental Health

We celebrate a year of getting the industry talking about Mental Health, as we continue to challenge companies to consider the wellbeing of their gamers and employees. This World Mental Health Day, Safe in Our World will be celebrating its...

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7
Oct

News

Turn Work Into Play: Safe in Our World Collaborates with Family Video Game Database

Safe in Our World have collaborated with Family Video Game Database to curate a list of games focused on the stresses of working within the gaming industry and how you can wind down. Family Video Game Database is created by...

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30
Sep

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Safe In Our World Appoints Rosie Taylor and Sarah Sorrell as Charity Officers to Cement Expansion of Projects

New hires will manage the day-to-day business of the charity including #LevelUpMentalHealth and training programmes   London, September 30th 2020 – Videogames Mental Health Charity, Safe In Our World (www.safeinourworld.org), today announced the appointment of Rosie Taylor and Sarah Sorrell...

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9
Sep

News

Super Rare White Nintendo Switch Lite Raising Money for Safe In Our World!

05/10 UPDATE: This raffle has now closed, raising over £1820 for future initiatives within the charity – Thank you! 11/09 UPDATE: So eBay changed their minds about supporting this. Long story, but we move on! If you donated to the...

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3
Sep

News

The effects of ‘lockdown fatigue’ – and tips to tackle it

2020 has been a year where we just couldn’t have predicted the enormity of what would happen. In the first few months, most of the world was put into a lockdown where the mantra was stay at home, stay safe...

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20
Aug

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Returning to work in a post-covid world

UPDATE TO UK RESIDENTS As of Monday the 28th of September 2020 in the UK the government has since changed their stance on returning to work and now it is required of you to work from home if possible to...

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29
Jul

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Experience 12 Survey Research Shows Playing Video Games is Beneficial for Mental Health

At the beginning of July, pop culture marketing agency Experience 12 conducted a survey that revealed the positive impact video games have had on the public’s mental health during the pandemic. With over 3,000 participants, a whopping 97% found that...

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6
Jul

News

Recruitment: We’re hiring! [CLOSED]

THIS ROLE HAS NOW CLOSED Role Description: Charity Officer Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week Location: Remote working – access to desk space in London / Watford Summary Reporting to the Trustees, the Charity officers’ duties are related to...

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18
Jun

News

Celebrating Pride Month and supporting LGBTQ+ mental health

June sees Pride Month celebrated all around the globe, and the games industry certainly has a lot to celebrate when it comes to progress in LGBTQ+ representation. As an example, June will fittingly see the launch of one of the...

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20
May

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Safe In Our World Launches #LevelUpMentalHealth

Today we announced the #LevelUpMentalHealth global campaign, with support from major game companies across the videogames industry. The campaign is the latest initiative as Safe In Our World continues to roll out dedicated efforts to rally the industry to support...

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1
May

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Twitch and Wired Productions Partner to Support Safe In Our World!

Today our friends at Wired Productions announced a partnership with Twitch, to give two games away during May, in support of mental health awareness, with a % of proceeds being donated to Safe In Our World! Both Fractured Minds and AVICII...

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29
Apr

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Games industry unites to offer thousands of free games to NHS workers

Ukie has teamed up with influencer marketing solution, Keymailer, and developers and publishers from around the world to offer free games to NHS workers. The Games For Carers initiative allows NHS workers access to a game or game subscription as...

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24
Apr

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Play Meadow from developer Might and Delight on steam this weekend to help support Safe in our World

Developer Might and Delight, creator of Tiny Echo and the Shelter series celebrates it’s 10th anniversary with its biggest play event in Meadow this weekend. Meadow is an online fable experience where players come together in a peculiar world. From...

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22
Apr

News

Network N Partners With Safe In Our World!

We are delighted to announce that NetworkN has joined forces with Safe in Our World. This will see branding placed across the family of sites, kicking off with PCGamesN – one of the world’s leading online PC gaming publications! “We are...

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21
Apr

News

Gaming-Aid partners with Safe In Our World

Gaming-Aid has become the latest organisation to partner up with Safe In Our World. This exciting new partnership will enable us to collaborate with the charity on a number of projects, including game and console distribution to Children’s hospitals, joint...

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17
Apr

News

Safe In Our World Teams up with Football Manager!

We’re proud to partner with the incredible team at Sports Interactive Games and Football Manager, to place Safe In Our World messaging in stadiums throughout the game. Following our recent launch of the Safe In Our World COVID-19 Hub, offering...

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