The alliance has committed 1% of the total future net revenue from Game Gears of War and merchandise for suicide prevention charities, with Crisis Text Line announced as its first partner.
Studio Head Mike Crump reveals commitment to Xbox cordsays that Gears of War has always represented belonging and that The Coalition’s message amid soaring suicide rates in the United States is ‘Never fight alone’.
“We are proud to announce that the Coalition will donate 1% of net sales from all Gears of War games and merchandise to organizations working to prevent suicide and combat loneliness,” Crump said. through mental health advocacy. “This is the multi-year commitment our studio is making to give back to our community and make a real-world impact.”
Text line about crisis, which The Coalition hopes will be the first of many, is a high-quality text-based crisis intervention and mental health support service 24 hours, seven days a week, available in the United States. United States (in English and Spanish), United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. Service is available by texting “PAUSE” to 741741 or on WhatsApp at (443) -SUPPORT.
“By 2021, we have 1.3 million conversations with texters who need help with issues like anxiety, depression and suicide,” Crisis Text Line CEO Dena Trujillo said. know. “We are honored to partner with The Coalition and Gears of War franchises to increase access to mental health and suicide prevention support services.
“Partnerships like these are critical to addressing the mental health crisis in America and achieving our vision of an empathetic world where no one feels alone.”
More than 700,000 people die by suicide every year World Health Organization, with many other attempts made. Suicide is also the fourth leading cause of death between the ages of 15 and 19.
The Coalition’s Never Fight Alone program also encourages people to engage in positive mental health behavior and supports commitment in a number of ways, first by checking in on friends and family through messaging, direct message, phone call or otherwise.
It also encourages people to save their support numbers (text “PAUSE” to 741741 or on WhatsApp at (443) -SUPPORT). Be their go-to contact if needed, by joining the suicide prevention conversation on @GearsofWar Twitterand by purchasing the first Gears of War Never Fight Alone t-shirt from Xbox Store (or Game planet in Mexico).
If you are contemplating suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. A list of international suicide hotlines can be found here.
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