Walk in Our Shoes

Our video shows a reliable way to get help from trusted teens whenever you need it. Our video also represents the struggle with loneliness and depression. Our video also shows the importance of mental health awareness.

During a school counselor presentation about suicide prevention a student hears the warning signs and realizes their friend needs help. After trying to break through many times they finally get through and their friend finds hope and asks for help.

It’s a story in text about someone who get bullied and his friends help him by giving him the resources and giving him space to thru his struggles and assure him they’re always available when ever he is ready to talk to them.

It show the struggles of two siblings that don’t have a father figure growing up, and how it affects their mental health and their life.

Our entry is supposed to highlight the effects of depression in teens, as seen in our focus student Camila who has suffered from depression. Then two mental health professionals added to the conversation about how depression can affect individuals. By telling this story, the goal is to help others see that depression is much more than just being angry and sad. It involves feeling “nothingness” and getting stuck if help is not received. Mental health is an issue that should be more openly discussed. That is our goal for this film.

This video is about reducing stereotypes on people viewed as “smart” by showing that they feel the constant need to please, and the stress they feel in this manner.

Our submission is to spread awareness of mental health illnesses and how to help others struggling with it.

We noticed as a group that many people struggle with anxiety and panic attacks because they have a feared outlook of what others think.

The purpose of this video is to know what empathy is. Empathy, the ability to walk on somebody else’s shoes, is what connects us as human beings, which allows us to understand each other’s pain, struggles, and choices. Empathy isn’t just about understanding others. It’s about recognizing that we are all walking difficult paths even if they look different from our own.