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"To help parents and carers support neurodivergent children as they game, we’ve created a series of videos and guides. Designed to help young people spot risks and take action online, this series encourages online safety to help neurodivergent young people benefit from games." https://lnkd.in/eY-igt8S #gamertherapy #mentalhealth

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"Creator-players on both Roblox and Minecraft identified creativity (70%), design (63%) and problem-solving (52%) as the top three skills they were developing on the platforms. The study also highlights that kids are increasingly seeing the monetary value in their creations: “Almost a quarter of Roblox Studio users ages 13 and under are [selling their creations] on the Roblox Marketplace.”" https://lnkd.in/e_U8qRRN #gamertherapy #mentalhealth

"There are many misconceptions about video games and the impact they have on mental health. The truth is that video games have many benefits, including developing complex problem-solving skills and promoting social interaction through online gaming. Video games can be a great way to stimulate your mind and improve your mental health." https://lnkd.in/gYWpdEM #gamertherapy #mentalhealth

"Research shows that SSIs (single-session interventions) can meaningfully reduce depression and anxiety in teens, even months later — and the effects are only slightly smaller, on average, than those of traditional multi-session therapy. When offered as just-in-time tools within popular social media platforms like Tumblr and Discord, these programs reduce near-term ratings of hopelessness and self-hate and increase desires to stop self-harming, with effects considered large within the scientific community." https://lnkd.in/gybFfDa9

"Games like Animal Crossing, in which players have to build a town from scratch and whose popularity skyrocketed during the Covid-19 pandemic, can be beneficial for mental health, as various studies have shown. Others, like Minecraft, where users can build all kinds of structures with blocks, or Pokémon Go, which brought millions of kids onto the streets, are also mentioned." https://lnkd.in/ecQ-XfyC

"“Results indicate that after six weeks of training the 3D video gaming group [the ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ group] showed a significant decrease in the proportion of participants with clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms by self-report and a higher mean training motivation when compared with the active control group,” the study authors concluded." https://lnkd.in/ey-MUYqJ

Video games are often misunderstood. Gaming isn’t something we do to avoid responsibility — it’s something we do to enrich ourselves. A video game session can be an immersive act of self-care, especially if you pick up your controller with the intention of unwinding. It’s time to reconsider how we view video games. It’s undoubtedly fun to spend an hour here or there exploring a fantasy world, and these worlds have a wealth of mental and emotional enrichment to provide. #gamertherapy #mentalhealth

We take a science-backed approach to our in-game therapy sessions. While the first decade of video-game-related mental health research focused on the negative, recent studies point to a measurable connection between video games and lower levels of loneliness. Gaming can help folks everywhere who struggle with anxiety, depression, and social isolation, which is why we conduct all of our therapy sessions in-game. #gamertherapy #mentalhealth