Rosemary Vasquez and Natalie Fuerte
11th Grade
Village Academy High School
Tri-City
In this PSA, I wanted to take the audience down to the perspective of someone with substance use issues, to validate those who believe they are alone in this particular battle, and also give perspective to those who want to understand and help their young ones. I wanted to emphasize also that change is not as easy as it may appear, especially when behaviors are driven by mental health conditions, but in order to heal, reaching deep inside to find those underlying issues is a hope and future in itself, which is the symbolism I wanted to visually display. I hope to give room for a feeling of recognition particularly to those who may relate to this PSA, or have seen their loved ones in this position, because they tend to be the ones who want to feel free the most, and are looked upon as the opposite, due to their current definition of freedom being different. I wanted to show that it is possible to change, and change is finding the freedom within yourself and from the substance, and to remember that where you came from does not define you, instead it could build your potential.
