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2022 Press
Games and Mental Health
Games and Extremism
| Toxicity in Gaming Is Rampant. This Nonprofit Is Fighting Back Wired, January 12, 2023 |
| The Darker Side of Video Games: How Extremists Use Gaming to Recruit Vulnerable Teens from CBN News – 20 September 2022 |
| DHS to Spend Almost $700,000 Investigating Radicalization in Gaming from VICE – 16 September 2022 |
| Big gaming companies get DHS help to keep players from becoming terrorists from Ars Technica – 9 September 2022 |
Games, Accountability, and Equity
| Jeffrey Burrell Interview: Riot Games’ Head of Social Impact Screenrant, November 14, 2022 |
| Eve Crevoshay Interview: 10 Years Of Mental Health Non-Profit Take This Screenrant, November 9, 2022 |
| Breaking Barriers: Expanding Health Equity Through Games and XR Games For Change Festival 14 September, 2022 |
| Bringing Accountability and Repair to the Game Industry (Keynote) from Games for Change Festival 2022 – 2 September 2022 |
| Games for Change gives Vanguard Award to Take This leader Eve Crevoshay from VentureBeat – 30 June 2022 |
| META Woman Podcast interview with Eve Crevoshay from META TV – 9 June 2022 |
| Inclusive Gaming 102 from Inclusive Gaming 102 – 14 Mar 2022 |
| International Women’s Day 2022: In conversation with Take This’ Executive Director Eve Crevoshay about the importance of diverse representation and prioritising your well-being from PocketGamer.biz – 11 Mar 2022 |
| IWD AT UBISOFT TORONTO: EDUCATING, SHARING AND ELEVATING VOICES WITH THE WOMEN & NON-BINARY ERG from Ubisoft Toronto – 8 Mar 2022 |
Additional Press: 2021 and Older
How Video Games Can Help (Not Hurt) Mental Health
from NEWSY with Dr. Kowert – December 21, 2021
Chums, Cheaters and Creeps: An Educational Webinar about Keeping Online Play Safe for Everyone
from ESA with Dr. Kowert – December 3, 2021
Ask the Experts: Dr. Rachel Kowert
from Family Online Safety Institute with Dr. Kowert – December 1, 2021
Psychologists Talk Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 And Keeping Fun Ahead Of FOMO
from Nintendo Life with Dr. Kowert and Dr. B – November 27, 2021
Dangerous game? China forces out Fortnite amid tighter gaming controls
from France 24 with Dr. Rachel Kowert – November 16, 2021
The Lure of Emotionally-Complex Video Games
from Undark with Dr. Kelli Dunlap – November 3, 2021
The one-and-a-half sided parasocial relationship: The curious case of live streaming
from ScienceDirect with Dr. Rachel Kowert – November 2, 2021
from MommaFoxFire with Dr. Rachel Kowert – October 26, 2021
Attempts To Regulate Gaming (In The Loop)
from Newsy with Dr. Rachel Kowert – October 13, 2021
Annenberg Conversations on Gender: “Gender, Ethics, and Play in Video Game Communities and Industry
from Annenberg School for Communication with Dr. Rachel Kowert – October 6, 2021
How video games can make you a better a person, but not a worse one
with Dr. Rachel Kowert from September 16, 2021
China’s law restricting video gaming for kids isn’t wise — it’s misdirected moral panic
by Dr. Rachel Kowert from September 2, 2021
Creating a Positive Video Game Experience for the Whole Family
with Dr. Rachel Kowert from September, 9, 2021
SPARTIE-Cast with Dr. Robby Ratan Episode 26
with Dr. Sarah Hays from September 9, 2021
Warzone and Animal Crossing help my ADHD and anxiety – I asked a psychologist why
with Dr. Rachel Kowert from September 14, 2021
Health video games could change how we treat patients — but doctors still need to be convinced
with Kelli Dunlap, PsyD from August 4 2021
Editorial: Digital Games and Mental Health
with Rachel Kowert from August 18 2021
Take This, Mental Health, and Video Games – The Burn Out Brighter Podcast #102
with Eve Crevoshay from August 18 2021
Bitcast 167 : Gaming’s Impact on Mental Health with Dr. Rachel Kowert of TakeThis.org
from August 22 2021
Encased – Dr Rachel Kowert – The Psychology of Gaming Interview
from August 23 2021
The Center for Suicide Awareness’ Podcast
with Rachel Kowert from July 30 2021
PAX East 2021: Gaming streamers are frontline workers, not mental health experts
- From Massively OP July 16, 2021
How game devs can do a better job with traumatic scenes
- From How Games are Changing the World July 13, 2021
The Intersection of Video Games and Mental Health (feat. Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo)
- From SPARTIE-Cast with Dr. Robby Ratan July 2, 2021
Understanding and supporting neurodiversity in the workplace
- From GamesIndustry.biz July 1, 2021
Mind Games
- From GamePlay Podcast June 23, 2021
Industry Perspectives : Dr. Rachel Kowert of Take This on the Benefits of Gaming
- From Seasoned Gaming – Jun 17, 2021
How Roblox Became a Playground for Virtual Fascists
- From Wired – Jun 10, 2021
Unspoken Benefits of Video Game Play
- From ESRB – June 2, 2021
How Double Fine Handles Mental Health In Psychonauts 2
- From Game Informer – May 21, 2021
The IRL Impact of Harassment in Gaming
- From YR Media – May 19, 2021
Streamers aren’t therapists. But some therapists are streamers
- From Polygon – May 15, 2021
Iron Galaxy: Building trust and vulnerability strengthens your studio
- From VentureBeat – April 20, 2021
The Past, Present, and Future of XR and Mental Health
- From GamesBeat – April 29, 2021
Take This: What burnout really is and how to treat it
- From GamesBeat – April 28, 2021
Brain Waves: Video Gaming For Mental Health
- From One Mind – April 2, 2021
Take This interview: One year of COVID quarantine later
- From ShackNews – Ozzie Mejia March 12, 2021
Violent Videogames Aren’t Ruining Your Kids – but It’s Good to Discuss Them
- From The Wall Street Journal – Julie Jargon February 6, 2021
Toxicity in Video Games: A Discussion with Dr. Rachel Kowert
- From SPARTIE LAB podcast – Dr. Rabindra Ratan January 22, 2021
- From Culture Study – Anne Helen Petersen January 19, 2021
Are Video Games Good or Bad for Mental Health
- From Humans 2.0 – Mark Metry Episode 320
Mental Health, Diversity, and Games with GamesBeast and Oculus
- December 9, 2020
The media’s 2020 switcheroo on gaming
- From Campbell Notes – Colin Campbell December 4, 2020
ESRB Kicks Off Stay Well, Play Well Outreach Campaign to Assist Parents
- From ESRM – Patricia E. Vance December 3, 2020
Mental health in the gaming community amid the pandemic is the focus of a new My.Games survey
- From GameDaily.Biz – Sam Desatoff November 24, 2020
A survivor’s view of a game developer’s suicide
- From VentureBeat – Dean Takahashi October 22, 2020
- From Campbell Notes – Colin Campbell October 8, 2020
Successful game industry pros talk about their struggles with depression
- From VentureBeat – Dean Takahashi October 7, 2020
Maintaining your mental health while working in games
- From Gamasutra – October 1, 2020
Managing screen time and playing video games
- From FOX 7 Austin – September 14, 2020
A different kind of “gamer” hotline: Free, anonymous emotional support
- From ArsTechnica – Sam Machkovech August 3, 2020
Givebutter: A Better Way to Crowdfund the Future of Feminist Giving
- From Philanthropy Women – Maggie May July 15, 2020
UPROXX and VY Esports Bring on Esports Orgs, Athletes and Rappers for EDGE
- From Esports Network Podcast – July 22, 2020
Why now is the time to embrace video games for kids
- From CNN – Elissa Strauss May 27, 2020
IGDA: “We’re not looking to call people out — we’re looking to improve the industry”
- From GamesIndustry.biz – Matthew Handrahan May 22, 2020
Virtual Economy: Episode 16: XSX Marks Its Spot
- From Virtual Economy – May 7, 2020
The Stay in the Game Fund highlights mental health in the games industry
- From GameDaily.biz – Sam Desatoff May 7, 2020
4 game charities band together to fight pandemic-related fundraising shortfalls
- From VentureBeat – Dean Takahashi May 5, 2020
GamesBeat Summit Visionary Awards — Honoring two who shed light on mental illness in games
- From VentureBeat – Dean Takahashi April 29, 2020
Why games like Animal Crossing are the new social media of the coronavirus era
- From MIT Technology Review – Tanya Basu April 16, 2020
Take This releases State of the Industry White Paper
- The white paper started discussion across the industry, yielding coverage from Venture Beat, Polygon, USA Today, Gamasutra, Yahoo Finance, GameDaily.Biz, Eurogamer, IGN, and Green Man Gaming. July 2019
Take This, D&D collaborate on “Gardens of Fog” – a Charity Adventure for Mental Health Support
- From D&D Beyond – James Haeck June 20, 2019
Mortal Kombat 11’s PTSD controversy is just the beginning
- From Daily Dot – Ana Valens May 14, 2019
IGDA Take This Talk: The Emotional Effects of Layoffs
- From Medium (IGDA Seattle) – Josh Curry April 8, 2019
In video game ‘Destiny’s Sword,’ mental health is as important as combat strategy
- From USA Today – Mike Snider March 31, 2019
‘Take This’ Raising Awareness Around Mental Health in Gaming Industry
- From Cheddar – video interview with Eve Crevoshay March 29, 2019
Clinical Psychologists See Positive Potential in Video Games as Therapy
- From Variety – Alex Barasch March 29, 2019
Depressed and Anxious? These Video Games Want to Help
- From The New York Times – Laura Parker March 24, 2019
Q&A: Non-profit Take This addresses mental health challenges among gaming community and creators
- From GeekWire – Thomas Wilde February 16, 2019
TwitchCon 2018: Take This’ Dr. B interview on crunch culture and mental health
- From ShackNews – Ozzie Mejia October 29, 2018
On World Mental Health Day, non-profit Take This offers help for players across the gaming industry
- From GameDaily.biz – Ana Valens October 10, 2018
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