Mental Health Champion: Depression

Mental Health Champion is an educational role-playing game that encourages open conversation about mental health. In this game, players learn to recognize and manage symptoms of depression through interactive stories and mini-games. The game teaches healthy habits, common treatments for depression, safety planning, and ways to navigate through mental health resources

Target Audience:

Recognize and manage symptoms of depression while learning healthy habits and treatments.

Reviewed & Endorsed By:

Anne M Frederickson, MD
Board Certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Children's Hospital of New Jersey / RWJBarnabas Health

Game Objectives

Introduction

Players meet Dex and first open up the discussion about mental health. Then, players receive an overview of anxiety disorders, including: 1) definition of depression, symptoms of depression, 2) forms of depression (seasonal affective vs. mild/moderate/severe MDD vs. bipolar etc.), 3) comorbidities/associations, 4) medical and behavioral therapy, 5) mental health resources available.

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