Mental Health

The Mental Blanket

A film that talks about views on mental health in the Vietnamese community and how to reduce stigma.

Discovering May

A transgender woman shares her story of discovering her identity.

Signs

A group of friends talk on a video call about the changes they have noticed in their friend’s behavior and reach out to him to check in.

3-1-2020

A girl decides to reach out for help and notices positive changes in herself once she gets the help she needs.

The Conversation

“The Conversation” is a film about how much communication matters in both family and language, English and Spanish.

Salud Mental

A Latina youth shares the difficulty she and others in her community have sharing their feelings with their families. She is inspired by SanaMente, California’s mental health movement, and decides to help herself and others in her community by talking openly about mental health

Primera Generacion

A girl is feeling pressured and struggling with anxiety from being the first in her family to get an education. She found help on the SanaMente website.
Una niña se siente presionada y esta batallando con ansiedad de ser la primera en su familia a recibir una educación. Encuentra ayuda en el sitio de SanaMente.

Instinct

A film that encourages youth to reach out to a friend experiencing a mental health challenge. The film highlights the fact that people often wait years to get help, but that 70-90% of people report improved quality of life after treatment, so feeling better is possible.

If We All Speak Loud Enough

Youth share the importance of speaking up about mental health and how they found their own voice to end the silence about mental illness

Stigmas Around the World

Youth from different cultures encourage others to chose empowerment over shame and break the stigmas surrounding mental illness.