Stuck in a Dark Place vs The TRIGGER Project

Stuck in a Dark Place is a serious game about the serious issue of consent. This important game explores the meaning of consent and some of the many ways we are affected when consent is ignored. EDUCATIONAL Stuck in a Dark Place covers many different aspects of consent throughout its eight chapters of gameplay, offering many different scenarios about consent in one storyline. Scenarios in the game address unwanted touching ("groping"), exhibitionism, intoxication, marital rape, underage or statutory rape, workplace sexual harassment, and distribution of nonconsensual sexually explicit imagery ("revenge porn"). Stuck in a Dark Place includes a Lesson Mode for use in classrooms or other educational settings. This feature allows game players to directly select any of the eight chapters in order to focus on that specific topic for classroom discussion. It is suggested that the entire game be played before focusing on individual topics. CONTENT WARNING Please note that this game includes several scenarios of non-consensual sexual activity including assaults. You have the option to use the CONTENT WARNING setting in the game to bypass some of the more troubling content. GAMING AGAINST VIOLENCE This serious game is from the Gaming Against Violence program produced by Jennifer Ann's Group, a non profit charity, and is one of the serious games in their Consent Game Series. JENNIFER ANN'S GROUP, A NONPROFIT CHARITY Since 2008 Jennifer Ann's Group has been producing persuasive games to help students, educators, and parents gain better understanding about serious issues affecting adolescents. Video games are an ideal approach to engaging, educating, and empowering young people and Gaming Against Violence is an evidence-based program shown to change unhealthy attitudes and beliefs.

Welcome to The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project! This app is your one-stop shop for all things prevention. This beautiful, customizable design features a clear layout of resources, opportunities, and more for all members of The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project community. You can use this app to... • Read updates & messages • Learn about gun violence and its root causes • Get notified about important project updates and events • Browse the latest social media and news • Read Bulletin Board posts • Comment, like, and engage with other members of the community • Join discussions in the community chat • Learn more about The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project • And much more! Your app is fully customizable by you: Rearrange your portals to easily access whichever features you use most. If you want to check the Bulletin Board frequently, you can put that portal front and center. If you never check the social media, you can turn that portal off. - - - - More about The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project: Our Mission ————— The True Reasons I Grabbed the Gun Evolved from Risks (T.R.I.G.G.E.R.) Project aims to denormalize and destigmatize gun violence in communities of color across the nation. We focus on changing the norm and narrative of gun violence in communities of color by authentically providing safe (physically + emotionally) space for youth survivors and through telling the untold stories of everyday gun violence users to all walks of life. Our intent is to build awareness and compassion for people who feel invisible without the gun. Both our nation and our community have accepted gun violence in communities of color as the standard way of life, yet, through understanding the everyday shooter's reality we can greatly reduce the number of homicides in the most affected population in the world. Our Team ————— We all have a T.R.I.G.G.E.R. finger. Thus, we all should be on the side of ending gun violence efficiently and empathetically for those raised in a village of violence. Our dynamic team of advocates, survivors, shooters, volunteers, and youth are all committed to helping bring awareness and transformation to everyday gun violence. With purpose and precision, we aim to reduce the number of total intentional interpersonal homicides to ZERO in communities of color by year 2100. We are all guilty of viewing the shooter as the only killer. We pull their trigger with them if we do not begin asking ourselves why the trigger is pulled so often in communities of color. From heartache to heart work, help us properly identify and convey the root causes of urban gun violence. We are building evidence for youth violence prevention. Our research strategies are community-driven and youth-led, with support from Michigan - Youth Violence Prevention Center at University of Michigan. Our History ————— Hundreds of murders affect the creative directors of this project. More deeply, exposure to gun violence is heart-breakingly routine for children within disadvantaged communities of color in major cities like Washington, DC, St. Louis, MO, Milwaukee, WI, and Baltimore, MD. Our team has a history of loving youth and are taking ownership of their fate. Seeing a need for an innovative, subjective approach to ending gun violence, The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project brings forth the voice and vantage point of the people closet to the every act of violence. The T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, inspired by true stories, gives the audience an inside view of the many lives grappling gun violence daily by characterizing the immeasurable pain and adversity that leads to using gun violence. Deep pain requires deep healing. Healing can only begin with true acknowledgement of the causes. #weareprevention #endgunviolence