Kelli Dunlap, PsyD

The top half of the image shows an image split diagonally. One half shows one of the game’s protagonists in a futuristic body suit with a future city in the background. The other half shows the other protagonist in a fantasy-coded outfit with dragons and castles in the background. The game’s title, Split Fiction, crosses both parts of the picture. The bottom half has the Take This Plays logo alongside text that reads Monday, 6:30 to 8:30 EST. take this dot tv slash take this org

LIVE NOW!

Sarah and Liz are back with more Take This Plays: Split Fiction. Get in here and hang out while they play!

twitch.tv/TakeThisOrg

Congratulations!!!

Many people turn to games when they’re stressed. But stress can affect focus, memory, and motor skills, making accessibility even more important. 🧠

Accessible design supports players with different needs and helps reduce stress by making gameplay smoother, clearer, and therefore more enjoyable.

Live now!

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Purple and orange background. The Accelerate logo (a stylized Take This sword and shield) is transparent but visible in the background. In the center, a headshot of Abby LeMaster. Text above and below the headshot reads Accelerate season 2 welcomes a new mentor! Abby LeMaster, Senior Lead Producer, R&D, Riot Games.

Big Accelerate Season 2 News!!!

📰 If you're still hoping to apply, the application deadline is now July 27th at 11:59pm PT.

📰 We're thrilled to welcome @abbylemaster.bsky.social from @riotgames.com as one of our new mentors this season!

Apply here ➡️ takethis.org/accelerate

Oh jeez, I have no idea. I’ll look!

And absolutely, I’d love to be on!

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It’s the last week of Pride 🌈 & we’re celebrating with a giveaway! Win a Rainbow Drops dice set from @dispeldice.bsky.social ‬!

To enter, share how Take This has helped you—through an AFK Room🛋️, resources 📚, Discord 💬, or mentorship 💼.

Reply here, on Discord, or info@takethis.org by 6/30!

My sliding pins in the background. With my store's logo showing. It says "Happy 5 year store opening anniversary for Bibipins"

Happy 5 year anniversary to my small business Bibipins!!! I started it on Juneteenth in 2020. Back then I mainly sold pins & stickers. I've grown a lot since then. I'm so grateful to all of your continued support! Here's to another amazing 5 years!

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🚨 ACCELERATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 🚨

Looking to level up your career in mental health & games? Apply for Accelerate Season 2! Applications are open until July 13.

Enormous thanks to our sponsors,
@riotgames.com & @unlikelycollaborators.com

More info & how to apply ➡️ takethis.org/accelerate

Three Take This volunteers pose next to Pikachu

Two take this volunteers stand next to large standees of Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile

A view of all 4 competition stages at the Pokemon North America international championships. They are bright and colorful, and rows and rows of seats and spectators are visible.

The take this AFK vertical sign next to a pokemon North America international championship vertical sign, both welcoming people to the AFK Quiet Room

As the team travels home from New Orleans, we just want to say thank you to Pokemon for having us at this year’s #PokemonNAIC! We had a great time and were so happy to provide our AFK experience to competitors, staff, and spectators alike.

See you in Anaheim, trainers! 👀😉

Eugenio and two other Take This volunteers (Derek and Eutoka) pose with Pikachu in front of a map of some Pokemon city at the Pokemon North America International Championships.

PIKACHUUUUUUU!

(I’m dead I can’t believe how cool this was)

Thanks for sending me down here, @takethis.org!!!

#PokemonNAIC

2025 Games for Change Festival. June 26-27. Parsons School of Design at The New School. #G4C2025

2025 Games for Change Festival. Accelerating Tomorrow's Leadership at the Intersection of Mental Health and Games. A black and white headshot of Dr. Kelli Dunlap. Beneath it, text reads Kelli Dunlap. Take This, Executive Director.

2025 Games for Change Festival. Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games for Grief Counseling. A black and white headshot of Elizabeth Kilmer, Clinical Psychologist at Respec Psychological Services; Jared Kilmer, Clinical Psychologist at Respec Psychological Services; and Christina Thomas, Children and Families Grief Support Coordinator at Blue Ridge Hospice.

Our very own @kellidunlap.bsky.social & @doctorkilmer.bsky.social are speaking at the 2025 G4C Festival, June 26-27 in NYC! ✨🎮

Join us and other global changemakers to explore how games can break barriers & create solutions for a better future.

🎟️ Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl

#G4C2025

TakeThisOrg - Twitch Take This is a mental health nonprofit serving the game community/industry that provides resources, guidelines and training about mental health issues in the game community, thus reducing the stigma…

Happy Tuesday! Get your morning started off right in one hour with this week's Work and Chill stream. We'll hang out, play some music, and get some work done!

11am ET/8am PT

twitch.tv/TakeThisOrg

Mental Health in 3D: A Dimensional Model of Mental Illness Representation in Digital Games – Loading An article from Loading, on Érudit.

The representation of mental illness in video games is something very near and dear to my and @kellidunlap.bsky.social heart.

If it is also near to your heart, then this is for you (open access)!

www.erudit.org/en/journals/...

I am feeling quite disapoofed.

A four square grid of images. The top left square has the Pokemon International Championships (North America) logo. The bottom right has the Take This logo. The top right square has a picture of a Pokemon event in a convention center and focuses on a floating blowup Pikachu. Text in this square reads "Take This and Pokemon are teaming up!" The bottom left square is a picture of three Take This staff members standing next to an AFK Quiet Room vertical sign.

🚨 NEW PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

Take This and Pokémon are teaming up to bring AFK Rooms to the Pokémon Championship Series this summer! 😱 🎉 🥳

First up, from June 13-15, we're headed to the North America International Championships in New Orleans, LA.

(Lookout, Anaheim, we'll see you soon too! 👀)

Oh boy, better not share l the f-bombs we drop during session. That level of pearl-clutching will break the strand.

Coping During Stressful Times - Take This Surely you’re worth more care than a pair of shoes.  It’s May of 2025, and we continue to live in unprecedented, unrelenting times. Many people are feeling overwhelmed and stretched…

We've said it before, & we'll say it again: times are tough.

To close out Mental Health Awareness Month, we've got a new article from @doctorkilmer.bsky.social on how to care for yourself and cope during stressful times.

takethis.org/2025/05/coping-during-stressful-times

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🎉 We’re launching our first Pixel Patrons Giveaway! 🎉

Join our monthly giving community by Friday, May 30 for a chance to win your choice of goodies like Astro Bot, Days Gone Remastered for PS5, or board games like Unstable Unicorns! 🎮🎲🦄

Join here ➡️ takethis.org/pixel-patrons 🧡💙

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Signed picture of the Bluey Heeled family. To Kelli, you’re doing great. Lots of love, Chili. Melanie Zanetti

New life achievement: I met Chili and got a hug from Mum. I’m sure the happy tears will stop at some point….

If you’re looking for us, AFK Quiet Room is room 409 and the Hope Booth is on the expo floor, #105!

Canvas tote with a white goose made of pulled yarn on it.

You can find me at MomoCon. I’m the one with the GOOSE TOTE!!

Day 2 let’s go!!

I don’t fly out until tomorrow, but I’ll see you there!

The background of the image is a grid showing the covers of a selection of the games available as part of the Solo But Not Alone 5 bundle. Text in the center of the image reads Solo but not alone 5. $10 for over $400 worth of games. Proceeds benefit the mental health and games non-profit Take This. Over $27,000 raised so far! Only 4 days left to donate and get your bundle!

May 20 is the last day to get your Solo But Not Alone bundle! Your donations help us provide annual programming like AFK Rooms, industry health workshops, & more.

So far, you've donated over $27,000 through this bundle. Can we hit $30,000 before Tuesday?

Get your bundle! itch.io/b/2865/solo-...

A color photo of Nancy Grace Roman. She is standing next to a bank of analog instruments, which she is looking at while writing on a stack of papers held in her left hand. She has on a grey-blue top with an intricate design, and is wearing glasses. Her short, grey hair is wavy. The bank of instruments features several needle readouts, clustered in groups of two, three, or four.

Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman was born #OTD in 1925.

After early work in spectral classification and galactic evolution, she became NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy and did foundational work planning and overseeing the development of the Hubble Space Telescope. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬

Image: NASA

Wonderful organization to volunteer for. From first hand, the rooms are quiet, welcoming, and low stimulation. Check it out at a con if you ever need a break!

Given recent conversations in the industry, I wanted to highlight some amazing organizations, resources, and community-driven groups working hard to advance accessibility in gaming. There’s a lot of great work happening — and it deserves more visibility.

A thread ♿️♥️

There are many wonderful game accessibility nonprofits doing life changing work, from SpecialEffect to Makers Making Change, from NothingWithoutUs to Everyone Can, from CapGame to Warfighter Engaged to GameToo to the Let's Play Games Project.

Don't let the current news distract from that.