Youth Creating Change

CA youth are invited to submit films and art about suicide prevention & mental health 🎥 Account not monitored 24/7 - for crisis support, call or text 988.

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Have you started your Directing Change film? Youth ages 12-25 can create films about mental health and suicide prevention to encourage young people to reach out for support! Get started: https://t.co/PyJrI7ho83

#filmcontest #suicideprevention #mentalhealth #educators

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In this film, a student describes the pride and of being part of the Ojibwe and Wintu tribes. She shared, “I am a young indigenous woman proudly asserting our enduring presence and shedding light on the remarkable beauty and resilience of Native American communities worldwide.”

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During Movember (Men’s Health Awareness month) and beyond, let’s talk more openly about men’s mental health. Men are less likely to reach out for help, so it’s important to normalize men going to therapy, checking in on others, and taking care of their mental health onscreen.

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For mental health support, download the free Soluna App, where you can free write your feelings, chat with a coach, and more!

This prompt is offered in partnership with the CalHOPE Schools initiative. Learn more: https://t.co/Z0u1adPEbe.

Get started at https://t.co/nkmnjCjnRU

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How has your culture and the people in your life shaped who you are? For the Hope & Justice prompt, “A Space to Be You,” you can write a poem, create a video, or make an art piece to reflect on who you are.

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Today is World Kindness Day! Find ideas to encourage students to foster empathy, compassion, and community at https://t.co/t4wfExvjOU

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The film “Macho” shows the pressures put on young Latino men to “man up” and not talk about their feelings. Opening up to a loved one or a counselor is not a sign of weakness - everyone deserves to be heard.

#mensmentalhealth #movember

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Check out this video by the Ad Council encouraging veterans to reach out for help for their mental health: https://t.co/v1001lrocS

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Happy Veteran’s Day!

Did you know there’s a Veteran’s Crisis Line? Receive 24/7, free and confidential support by calling 988 and pressing 1, texting 838255, or by chatting online at https://t.co/TjWwj9gcbo.

#veteransday #veteranmentalhealth

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Congratulations to Sterlin Harjo for receiving the 2024 MacArthur Fellowship! Harjo received our award for Outstanding Messaging around Suicide Prevention for his television show Reservation Dogs.

Learn more about Harjo's work: https://t.co/F45vjScq7j @macfound

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A student took this photo to encourage those who can vote to do so with youth in mind. “This election is so important because my future is at stake, and I can't even save myself. Everyone eligible to vote in the US has power over my own future,” they wrote.

#election2024

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This film shares a message to young voters that encourages them to make their voices heard. Watch the film here: https://t.co/nJS8DT3sNB

#election2024 #votingmatters #voting

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Today’s election may bring up a lot of emotions - if you’re worried or overwhelmed, you’re not alone. It’s important that you have a space to express yourself and process your feelings. Teens can call or text Teen Line to reach a trained crisis counselor this evening for support.

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In this film, Indigenous youth share how practicing cultural traditions can be used as coping strategies. The filmmakers shared, “We have a thriving, rich culture that helps create protective factors and promote our traditional ways of being well.”

#indigenouspeoplesmonth

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This prompt is offered in partnership with the CalHOPE Schools initiative. Learn more at https://t.co/Z0u1adPEbe.

Get started at https://t.co/3OOPfr8vKi

#ASpacetoBeYou #CalHOPESchools #Solunaapp #mentalhealth #selfcare #YouthCreatingChange #artcontest #teachers #artteacher

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New Hope & Justice prompt! A space to be ourself and a sense of belonging is important for our mental health, so this month, reflect on where you come from, the circumstances or people that helped shape you into the person you are, and what is in the stars for you in the future.

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For A Space to Be You, explore the free Soluna App to destress and reset, free write your feelings, chat 1:1 with a coach, and more!

https://t.co/5s3nrEkcwb

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Happy Halloween from the Youth Creating Change Team!

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Animals have been shown to help reduce stress and anxiety. We love this entry from Avary about her cat Ora. Comment with pics of your furry stress relievers!

#FurBabies #stressrelief

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This prompt was sponsored by the Never a Bother youth suicide prevention media campaign. The CDPH funded campaign is implemented as part of the broader California Children & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI). Get involved at https://t.co/WmaSTQoqcg.

@neverabother

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Congratulations to the winners of our September Hope & Justice contest! We asked youth to create pieces sharing how they would let a friend or someone close to them know that it’s okay to reach out for help, that their feelings are valid, and that they are never a bother.