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Directing Change

Focus On You!

Tags: Monthly Prompt
Film Description:

When I saw the Monthly Prompt, the idea of showing how you cope with your mental health caught my interest. I wanted to share one of many ways anybody can deal with stressful feelings. When I drew this piece of work, I took my time putting in as many details as I can to make it the most relatable and to put many things people can look at and get ideas of how another peer can deal with problems. My drawing represents an image of me reading and drinking water which shows how I am taking care of myself to cope with mental health, not only that I have a dog named Benji on my side with the Mental Health Awareness Green Ribbon around his neck to represent how much my dog has increased my happiness dealing with a bad mentality. While taking my time into this drawing, I learned how much I've improved my mental health, I realized I was happy and not stressed that much. It's just like reflecting on something you've done to make you where you are now and realizing how awesome the working process began.
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Directing Change is part of statewide efforts to prevent suicide, reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness, and to promote the mental health and wellness of students. These initiatives are funded by counties through the Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63) and administered by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), an organization of county governments working to improve mental health outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
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