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Activision kicks off ratings education program for parents - Game Hunters: In search of video games and interactive awesomeness - USATODAY.com


Activision kicks off ratings education program for parents - Game Hunters: In search of video games and interactive awesomeness - USATODAY.com:

"Activision is pairing up with a top mental health and media expert on an educational program for parents on video games, the publisher announced.

The Ratings Are Not A Game initiative is a collaboration between the Call of Duty and Guitar Hero publisher and Dr. Cheryl Olson, co-director of the Center for Mental Health and Media at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also the author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do."