Level up your mental health

Mental health can mean lots of things – in esports and gaming it can mean how people experience stress and how they cope. Stress is different for everyone. Coping is different for everyone.

Movember cares about your mental health – and are working to Level Up how people identify stress, cope with stressors, and talk about the role everyone can play to make the esports and gaming environment better for all.

Spot The Signs

Do you know how to spot the signs if a teammate is struggling with their mental health? Check out this guide which includes seven signs to look out for, so you know whether it's time to check in.

Spot the signs

Self-care: make your game-plan

It's important to spot the signs if you suspect your esports or gaming teammate is struggling. But you know what else is important? Keeping an eye on your own mental health and wellbeing. Here are three ways to make a game-plan for your self-care.

Keep an eye on your own mental health and wellbeing.

Get Support

If you're feeling low or overwhelmed, don't ignore it, reach out for support.

Movember's local support links can help connect you with the right service provider, so there is help available from wherever you are.

Get support

Frustrated gamer with head in hand at his PC while a teammate looks on in a dark esports arena

Sometimes it's the game. Sometimes it's not.

Give Support

Would you know how to support a teammate if they messaged to say they are having a crisis? If the answer was no, you've come to the right place. This is training for esport coaches to be able to better support their teams.

Click through to access training for coaches via PlayAid

Two focused gamers lit by green screen light, one leaning in beside a teammate wearing a headset

Someone in your corner changes the game.

Just here to learn?

Others are already involved! Movember and BLAST are partnering up to support mental health in esports. Find out more about the partnership and the ways that these organisations are showing up for the esport community.

Learn more about Movember’s work with BLAST

Healthy Gamer

Movember also partners with Healthy Gamer to support the gaming community. In 2024, Movember curated a playlist of Healthy Gamer videos focused on things we think are important.

Check out the Healthy Gamer playlist we curated

Published Sep 3 2026

Updated Oct 21 2026

Tagged Gaming, Mental Health

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