Rolling for Recovery
Rolling for Recovery: Why Gaming Helps with Veterans' Mental Health Challenges
An over 20-year journey exploring how gaming transforms mental health recovery for those who served.
About The Book
For Veterans, their families, and the mental health professionals who serve them, Rolling for Recovery makes the case that gaming is far more than entertainment it is a powerful vehicle for healing. Through two decades of personal usage and real-world experience, this book shows how gaming helps Veterans combat isolation, reverse depression, and build practical skills to navigate PTSD, anger management, and social anxiety. If you care about Veteran mental health, this is a book worth reading and sharing.
Read a Sample Chapter
Get a taste of Rolling for Recovery download a free sample chapter and see why Veterans, families, and mental health professionals are talking about this book.
About the Author
A Subject Matter Expert with over two decades of experience at the intersection of gaming and Veterans' mental health, Victor Mitchell has brought this work to VA hospitals, private gaming sessions, and gaming conventions nationwide. A Navy Corpsman FMF, Master Blacksmith, and Dungeon Master, he brings a rare combination of military understanding, creative craft, and deep gaming culture to everything he does. He is the creator of Re.V.E.A.L. Reimagining Veterans' Emotions, Actions, and Life Skills a groundbreaking program at his local VA Hospital that uses Dungeons & Dragons to help Veterans navigate mental health challenges. A gamer for over 40 years across TTRPGs, CCGs, MMOs, MUDs and beyond, he doesn't just study this world, he lives it.
In the Press & Featured Work
Over two decades of pioneering work in gaming and Veterans' mental health as covered by journalists, gamers, and advocates across the country.
Watch and Listen
See the work in action interviews, discussions, and presentations on gaming and Veterans' mental health.
