Two local organisations are joining forces with The Plymouth Pokemon Go Group to help people tackle mental health issues.
Plymouth Pokemon Group, Argyle Community Trust and local mental health organisation MarblesLostandFound are starting a programme where they will use the power of Pokemon Go to combat mental health and get people talking about their issues.
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The programme, called POGO Catching Talks starts on April 12 at 5.30pm in Central Park and will then take place every week in four different locations.
Tyler Rogers, leader of Plymouth Pokemon Go Group said:
“By joining up with Nicky Nurrish of MarblesLostandFound and Trevor Higgins of the Argyle Community Trust we have been able to develop a plan together which will harness the power of Pokemon Go.
“We’re aiming to work together to use the augmented reality game and its power to get people moving outside and talking every week on a Friday after school or work.
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“We want people of all ages to get involved and use it as source of help in their lives to help combat and improve on the personal physical and mental health challenges that people have to cope with in their daily lives.
“Pokemon Go has had a big impact on many people’s lives and has helped them in many ways to deal with issues such as depression, anxiety of all types, physical illness, loneliness and much more.”
He added:
“We’re aiming to inspire the people of Plymouth to take up the game for themselves including kids of all ages. We want them to come along to get away from the struggles in their daily lives, make new friends and get away from the world for a hour to have fun again.”
For further information visit the Plymouth POGO Group page on Facebook.
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