What is it about?
How can we design a game that will reduce mental health stigma. Stigma can prevent people from getting help. How can we encourage people to help each other maintain good mental health? What do mental health experts think of using games for this conversation? Experts see potential! Read our paper to hear more.
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Why is it important?
Stigma is the (incorrect) belief that seeking help with you Mental Health will lead to negative outcomes. Stigma stops people who really need help, from asking for it; this may result in poor quality of life or lives lost.
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Games give people a safe space to talk, explore, and ask questions. Let's use games to reduce stigma. Let's use games to help people talking about difficult and sensitive topics. Even one life lost or harmed by Mental Health stigma is too many. We need to help each other, so no one is alone.
Dr. Rina Renee Wehbe
Dalhousie University
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Designing a Serious Game (Above Water) for Stigma Reduction Surrounding Mental Health: Semistructured Interview Study With Expert Participants, JMIR Serious Games, May 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.,
DOI: 10.2196/21376.
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