Will's story
As a teenager Will attempted to take his life several times. In this film he talks about how he came to feel so low, how important talking is and what else he does now to keep himself well.
Boys in Mind
Working with first time film makers, mainly boys and young men, after some brief training we plan, film then edit the film. During the process they learn how to listen to their friends and others and talk about their own feelings.
When the films are shown to their peers the effects can transform the environment within a school making it a more open place where it is ‘ok’ to ‘not be ok’.
During the pandemic we got young people to film themselves and what helped them in getting through this together. #GTTT
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A father's story
As a teenager Will attempted to take his life on several occasions. His father, Jim, talks about the effect of these attempts on him and their relationship and the transformation to the good place they are in now.
A MESSAGE TO YOUNG MEN
In April 2020 Lewis, 17, took his own life. Because of Lockdown there could be no funeral so his family raised money for a UK charity Boys in Mind. This film was made encouraging a different expression of masculinity.
Untold histories of Bath.
Boys in Mind works with young people enabling them to talk about issues that affect them and their mental health. Ultimately we are working to reduce the suicide rate in young men.
This film arose out of a conversation with some of the young people about how the history is portrayed relating to black and ethnic minorities in Bath. Here they give their impressions having seen a new exhibition at the Holburne, their local Museum and Art Gallery.
In memory of Lewis
In April 2020, six weeks into the first lockdown, Lewis took his own life. He was 17 years old. In this film his father Ian talks about the effects of Lewis’s suicide on him, how to try and see the warning signs and how others can be to support those left behind.
Jon’s Story
Jon is an inspirational man who has struggled with mental illness throughout his life. He was born a “crack baby”, abused when he was 10, sectioned in his 20’s and attempted to end his life in his 30’s. However with a lot of determination and support from friends and family he has survived and is making himself a better life.
In memory of Erne
In October 2020, a couple of weeks before her 21st birthday, Erne took her own life. There were no warning signs and no explanation. Erne’s sister Emer talks about the devastation and anger of those left behind.
JIGSAW
A short animated film created by young people to highlight how our JIGSAW concept (Joy, Inclusion, Giving, Sleep, Active and Wow factors) can actively promote a sense of wellbeing in children.