Mar 25th 2016
Tech Break 2465
Suicide and Gaming
"Take This" is a blog started by Russ Pitts and Susan Arendt
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Georgia Dow, Rene Ritchie and Megan Morrone discuss an Engadget article that features an organization called "Take This," a blog that was started by Russ Pitts and Susan Arendt - two editors who had worked with Matt Hughes, a game journalist who committed suicide in 2012. It's an important read. Georgia talks about why gamers and tech people might be more prone to anxiety and mental illness, but might also be more reluctant to get help.
Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1478
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/25/mental-illness-video-games-take-this…
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