Your first place is your home, your second is your work – but what’s your third space? We explore how virtual spaces like Minecraft can support social connectedness. One in six people experience loneliness. It’s more common in young people...
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Grief is something almost everyone has to deal with in their life, and the best way to cope with it varies from person to person and experience to experience. Games can be a window into ways to cope with complex...
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Disability Pride is more than a concept, more than an awareness month to me, even though my feelings surrounding my disability are complicated. My disabled identity I’m a woman with invisible disabilities: ADHD, autism, and debilitating chronic pain flare-ups for...
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We asked the Safe In Our World community to share their queer gaming recommendations for Pride Month, focusing on games that had brought them joy. Video games can tell us a story, or let us tell our own. This Pride...
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Safe In Our World talks to charity Ambassador, drag performer, and games industry professional, Monroe Botan, about how a hate crime has impacted his mental health and changed the trajectory of his life. Monroe’s Story Monroe Botan, a 25-year-old game...
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Grief Awareness Week is coming to an end, and Bethany Rainbird rounds off this content series about games as grief and bereavement support by exploring mortality, closure and catharsis when experiencing loss. Unanswered questions The concept of death can leave...
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This week, Safe In Our World has joined the Good Grief Trust’s Grief Awareness Week, with Bethany Rainbird leading the conversation around grief and bereavement. Moving on When grieving, it can feel like there’s a pressure to ‘move on’ from...
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Our exploration of grief and bereavement continues as Bethany Rainbird leads the conversation for Safe In Our World this Grief Awareness Week (Good Grief Trust). Withdrawing from the world During bereavement, isolating ourselves can feel like the only answer to keeping...
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Bethany Rainbird continues the conversation for Grief Awareness Week (2nd-8th December) as Safe In Our World joins the mission to raise awareness around grief and bereavement. How grief disrupts our lives Losing a loved one can turn our world completely...
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From December 2nd-8th, Safe in Our World will be joining the Good Grief Trust’s Grief Awareness Week, supporting the mission to raise awareness and encourage conversations around grief and bereavement. What is Grief Awareness Week? Loss is a universal experience....
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Class of 2025 Ambassador Nico Vergara looks back on a dark history of mental health care in Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator. We gave our ambassadors some keys to the new game Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator which transports players...
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Did you know that the highest-grossing film of all time is actually about conservation and climate change? Avatar has held that title since 2010; it was briefly overtaken by Avengers: Endgame in 2019 but reclaimed the crown after a 2021...
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How was survival game, Oppidum, developed with accessibility in mind? We spoke to EP Games for more. Hi everyone! We’re EP Games, the developer studio behind Oppidum – and we want to present to you its accessibility features, of which...
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In Fireside Feelings, players sit by a cozy campfire and have conversations with strangers. Let’s unpack with Mashfiq Ahmed. Upon opening the game, you’re greeted by a talking campfire named Spark who introduces you to how this game experience works....
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In November 2023, exactly a year before IKEELYA became a viral sensation on TikTok, Henrike ‘Riker’ Lode and Cukia ‘Sugar’ Kimani took on an unusual challenge. While flying home from Taipei after Riker’s keynote at the International Women Game Makers...
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How I channeled my trauma into games, because making a game is easy and stress free, right? Oh dear. ⚠️ Content Warning: The game discussed in this article contains depictions of the abuse of power and religious trauma, inspired by...
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This Pride Month, hear from our Class of 2025 Ambassador, Wendi Ndaki Mutisya, as she explores the concepts of love, loss and healing through games, art and storytelling. What is love without respect? Without trust? When it leaves behind nothing...
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Ambassador Virginia Casagrande exposes the emotional impact a lack of context can have on those working in video games localization. “Please translate to the best of your ability.” “We’re still waiting for the client to reply on whether licensed content...
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I’m about to enter my thirties, so I’m taking some time off to celebrate. Why does that make me so stressed? Well, it’s absence anxiety. Since joining Safe In Our World in October 2024, I’ve been tackling some of the...
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“The main thing I want to tell you is this – I’m so proud of you kiddo.” This piece came about for a few different reasons – the first is the very unadulterated value of reflection. As part of my...
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“I’m ordering sushi to the labour ward.” A collective moan echoes around the community hall, where seven other pregnant women are perched uncomfortably on plastic chairs. “Yes, and blue cheese!” “And rare steak!” “And a glass of wine!” We are...
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You’re allowed to be angry, said the counsellor. And it’s a sentence that changed my life. I’m far from a Pollyanna type. I definitely err on the side of pessimism by default, and I’ve often wondered if there’s a glass...
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I have hearing loss in my right ear due to noise exposure that damaged my auditory system. Unfortunately, a past version of myself loved listening to rock music incredibly loud through headphones and never protected her ears when in loud...
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As a Community Manager, Content Creator and Mother to a diabetic 10 year old, I have been experiencing an increased feeling of burnout with both work and personal projects over the last few months. It’s been harder than normal for...
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Feeling different from usual or noticed a change in your behaviour? Learn about some common feelings and mental health symptoms, how to cope with them, and where to go for help.
A-Z of mental health Feelings & symptoms Resources
