Discover how innovations in technology and mental health services are providing a comfortable space for children and teens to get the care they need.
Jupiter, FL—Advancements with Ted Danson will focus on the need to improve mental health services today and how technology is helping to close the gap in care.
This segment will explore the demand for mental healthcare in the U.S., which far exceeds the resources provided by the current model. Audiences will learn about issues in care, which cause more than half of people with diagnosed mental illness to go without receiving care.
Viewers will learn about Hero Journey Club (HJC), which brings high-level mental healthcare to those who might not otherwise have had access to traditional care. The show will share how group settings allow HJC mental health practitioners the ability to work with more participants than a one-on-one setting, helping to lower costs and enable more people to get the care they need.
Advancements will share how the program teaches kids and teens practical coping strategies and real-time resilience techniques via the games they already know and love – nurturing children’s mental and emotional well-being through the engaging worlds of video games. See how expert-guided sessions turn popular games into powerful lessons in resilience, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence.
“We’ve found that integrating socioemotional learning education into gaming environments leads to an engaging and effective experience for children and teens, their parents, and other adults looking for an alternative to inaccessible care. Hero Journey Club is more than just a place to learn, it’s a place to apply and practice important skills and principles within a safe and supportive community that pushes us all to grow, try new things, and support each other’s efforts,” said Thomas D. Hull, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer at Hero Journey Club.
In addition, the segment will explore how HJC’s digital setting offers a more comfortable and natural environment to younger generations who are used to spending most of their time online – helping to remove the stigma and awkwardness associated with mental healthcare sessions.
“We are pleased to be able to share how Hero Journey Club is addressing the loneliness and mental health crises of adolescents, teens, and young adults by creating a modern infrastructure to improve mental wellbeing through connection and belonging,” said Andrew Stuhl, senior producer for the Advancements series.
About Hero Journey Club:
Hero Journey Club empowers youth and young adults with critical life skills by providing therapist-led, curriculum-based small group sessions within their favorite video games.
For more information, visit: www.herojourney.club.
About DMG and Advancements:
DMG Productions is dedicated to consistently producing exceptional educational programming for viewers and networks. Focused on the major innovations and advancements responsible for global progress today, its team of award-winning writers, directors, and producers go on location to discover and share how technology and innovation continue to drive the world forward.
Advancements is an information-based educational television series that explores recent developments taking place across several industries and economies. Shining a light on important issues and topics, the series features the cutting-edge improvements, state-of-the-art technologies, and innovative environmental and sustainable solutions responsible for shaping, molding, and transforming the world.
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