£20,000 raised for Safe In Our World from Press Pause 2023

We are so thrilled to announce that our community has raised over £20,000 for Safe In Our World’s Press Pause 2023, with huge thanks to our partner Elgato for match-funding.

These funds will allow us to continue to signpost life-saving resources, provide mental health training for free to those that need it, work alongside our industry to offer more support, and so much more.

We’re so grateful for everyone who got involved in Press Pause 2023; whether you were a fundraiser, donor, or if you were cheering from the sidelines. World Mental Health Day 2023 marked Safe In Our World’s 4th anniversary, on which we reflected and celebrated our achievements since our inception in 2019.

Our community continues to blow us away with their generosity, support and dedication to our mission.

Highlights from Press Pause

This Press Pause has seen some huge creativity in our fundraisers, which we’re delighted to share below:

Em Aspinall took on the challenge of walking from Elturel to Baldur’s Gate, shown in this epic video detailing their fundraiser. And with a couple of days to spare, they not only smashed their (extended) fundraising goal of £2,000, but their walking goal of 200 miles. Even Larian Studios themselves were cheering Em on! But for us, one of the best things to see from Em’s fundraiser was their self-reflection post-event, sharing just what their campaign had meant to them and how they wanted to carry on walking throughout the winter.

Carrying on the baton of walking, we saw Studio 316 in Cornwall collectively walk 80km over a couple of days, exploring the stunning Cornish coast along the way.

Image from @Studio3_16 from Twitter/X.

But the activities did not stop there. Wired Productions shared a series of fun Halloween-y activities including a costume competition and pumpkin carving competition.

We saw new faces sign up to support Press Pause, and connect with their communities, and we saw long-time supporters lead the charge through their communities as well. Ultimately, this fundraiser has been a wonderful example of how community can unite and support not only mental health causes in the games industry, but each other.