Tag - support

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Seeking a Mental Health Diagnosis

Seeking a diagnosis for your mental health can be a daunting, relieving, or even exciting concept for many. We spoke to our community about what it feels like to get a diagnosis, the steps to getting there, and what they...

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Supporting Veterans’ Mental Health with Stack Up

Over the next week we’re partnering with Stack Up to highlight issues relating to the mental health of veterans, serving personnel, reservists, and their families. Military personnel face extreme pressure whilst serving, and this can remain – or get worse...

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Redundancy Support

Whether you knew it was coming or not, a redundancy can feel really difficult and lead to all kinds of questions and uncertainty. We know that this feeling can challenge everyone’s mental wellbeing and, in some cases, worsen existing conditions....

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Ubisoft & Safe In Our World Partner to Combat In-Game Toxicity

We’ve teamed up with global video game publisher Ubisoft to address disruptive and toxic behaviour in-game and provide tools to help players navigate it. As part of this partnership, Safe In Our World and Ubisoft have co-developed the Good Game...

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Press Pause 2023

Safe In Our World is fundraising this October 27-31st to celebrate ‘Press Pause’ 2023, their annual fundraiser, in partnership with Elgato. Press Pause is about the idea of pressing pause on life by pressing play in-game. Escapism is a huge...

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Crisis Support for victims of the Israel and Palestine conflict

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is devastating, and those affected are experiencing unfathomable grief and distress. We have collated these Palestine & Israel crisis lines for anyone affected, both directly and indirectly. Magen David Adom in Israel...

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Don’t Take It Personally: A Free Guide to Self-Advocacy Speaking

“Don’t take it personally” is a phrase many of us have come across in our lives and it often frustrates and upsets us when we hear it. It disconnects us from each other. It is synonymous with our lives in the...

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How to support yourself and others when dealing with loss

In this interview, Rosie speaks to Dany Bell, RGN, MSc and member of our Clinical Advisory Board about grief, guilt, and how to support yourself and others during times of loss. It’s important to know strategies to not only take...

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How I dealt with unexpected grief by Rosie Taylor

In 2015, I went to the University of Exeter, at its Falmouth campus, to study Zoology. I remember driving up the hill on moving-in day in September, just about ready to throw up, but smiling anxiously at my parents amongst...

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The Safe Place

We’re highlighting The Safe Place, an app designed by Jasmin Pierre. The Safe Place is a Minority Mental Health App geared towards the Black Community. African Americans are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the rest...

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A Memory of This

A Memory of This is a short autobiographical game about trying to cope. Remembering is scary, and reaching out for help can be even scarier, but that does not mean that we have to be all alone. ** content warning...

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Lessons learned from taking on too much as a carer

The day I took a phone call telling me one of my parents had been diagnosed with a serious terminal illness, I thought nothing of rushing over to their home immediately. I cared deeply about them, so what else would...

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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...

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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...

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Undertale

A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile...

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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...

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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...

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How Minecraft Helped Me Combat Loneliness by Sky Tunley-Stainton

It was Christmas Day and I was 6,000km away from my partner and family. I loved my job and had made good friends while abroad, but it was very isolating to be away from my loved ones at a time...

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Celebrating a year of being part of the Safe In Our World ‘Level Up Mental Health’ initiative with Sumo Group

In May 2021, Sumo Group partnered with Safe In Our World as part of its #LevelUpMentalHealth initiative. Joining at this time reflected the commitment that Sumo had already made to supporting the mental health of its people. The Group had...

Crisis Hub

Safe In Our World Launches Crisis Hub

We have launched our new Crisis Hub, aimed at offering more targeted resources and support to those affected by crisis. We want to make it as easy as we can to signpost people to useful resources, charities, and even games...

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Crisis Support Lines for victims of conflict in Ukraine

The events in Ukraine are deeply saddening and distressing. If you are currently in Ukraine, or know someone who is, please make sure they are aware of the following contact details for support around the clock. Emergency Services Call:...

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Safe In Our World Launches Crisis Hub

Today we have launched our new Crisis Hub, aimed at offering more targeted resources and support to those affected by crisis. We want to make it as easy as we can to signpost people to useful resources, charities, and even...

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How to support yourself and others who are indirectly affected by conflict

Seeing the events in Israel and Palestine, and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, can be extremely shocking and upsetting, and experts agree feeling overwhelmed is a perfectly natural response. For those directly affected by the current unrest in Eastern Europe,...

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Recognising PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health issue that has existed for a very long time. First diagnosed as a medical condition called Shell Shock during WW1 – when soldiers in the trenches were psychologically broken by the...

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