I made a fun video that gives some ideas of how to deal with mental health. I really hope that my video spreads throughout schools and/or the county so that people (especially kids) who are extremely struggling with their mental health can get some ideas.
My submission is honestly a vent that I have held in since freshman year of high school, when i went to the beach with my church, and when the hangout was over i looked at my phone and saw it had been blowing off, which i didnt find weird because my friends were always blowing up my phone when I wasn’t paying attention. When I realised what had happened, I felt extremely guilty. Another time, that same friend, around a year later, cut his wrists and sent me a photo in a group chat on Discord with a few other mutual friends. Making this animation is a way to thank my friend for not pushing me away while he was struggling and for pushing through and surviving. He is still alive, and I’m thankful that he is.
This video portrays the Hispanic household’s relationships not only within parents but also with friends. Having the necessity to always look perfect and act like everything is okay is something us hispanic teens struggle with the most, usually leading to suppressing our emotions and feel along and helpless. In the Hispanic culture, a man is not supposed to cry is not supposed to be vulnerable and that is why it’s a little harder on us boys to not only seek help but sometimes even understand what our emotions mean and what type of help we need.
For me, music has always been there for me when no one else could. It doesn’t judge me when I stumble. Rather, it understands how I feel. It just sits there, speaking to me in a way that only my heart understands.
In another universe, I can say out loud that music is my closest friend. When no one else is around to support me, it’s the buddy who never leaves my side. I imagine music wearing a cape, leaping from rooftops, soaring through the sky, and lifting people off the ground. I imagine a universe where the unique music I discovered, and love, is a hero everyone can see, feel, and celebrate.
Music has and will continue to change my life. I wanted to share my story and inspire other people to find meaning in what’s around them, just like music was there for me.
The concept of the PSA ¨Esperanza¨ insinuates that within the community, certain individuals may be affected by the conflict going on within the current political state of the country.
Our film shows how people grow up with different cultural traditions, such as daily habits, celebrations, and prayer. It shows how the common stereotypes of cultures make us feel isolated or self-conscious. But when one person chooses to understand instead of judge, it allows us to make meaningful connections.
Through the art of poetry, I, Kaia Resell, channel the complex and difficult feelings I’ve grown up with as I relate my own identity. Being both Norwegian and Japanese, the daughter of an immigrant, and an American citizen, I’ve felt like the other in a group of minorities; not white enough for the white kids and not asain enough for the asian kids. This PSA is intended to help fellow multiracial, multicultural kids realize that they can accept all aspects of their identity and never let anyone make them feel like they aren’t what they know they are.
In our film, Love Makes Me Whole, we explore the mental health challenges that come with being multi-racial. The character and the background are split into two colors, to symbolize the divide that people with multi-cultural identities can feel. Ultimately, the character realizes that their background does not divide them. They remember that they exist from the love of their parents, and that their background does not divide them, but makes them unique. We used family photos to show the theme of connection and love. We hope that this film will help other multi-racial students feel seen and comfortable in their identity.
My entry shares my personal struggles where I was afraid to express my feelings to my parents, but I have gained the courage to reach out for help. In the film theres the subtle signs that many people do not realize that they are coping with, like staying in their safe space.
Innocence responds to the Hope & Justice prompt “What I Wish My Parent(s) and Other Adults Knew” by exploring the emotional distance that can form between a parent and child during the transition into adulthood. The film reflects how young people often struggle to explain what they feel, even to the adults closest to them.
Rather than relying on dialogue, the film uses quiet moments and silence to express what is left unsaid. It asks adults to recognize that withdrawal and distance are often signs of vulnerability, not defiance, and invites them to listen more closely to emotional cues that are easy to miss.