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What is Mental Health?
A group of young people from culturally diverse backgrounds came together to tackle a challenging issue - what is mental health and how can we promote the availability of mental health services and supports to the diverse cultural groups in our region?
Under the guidance of artist Laura Alice they created a short animated film featuring their artworks, words and voices. Translated into Arabic, Dari, Karen, Swahili and Tamil, the film received an Honourable Mention in the One-Reeler Short Film competition and has become a valuable resource for our region.
I feel that with art you can communicate your message even if the person is unwilling to hear what you have to say about mental health. And the fact that it is translated into different languages is even better because if it’s in English it may not hit them as hard but if it’s their mother tongue then I believe it will hit them more (message get across more and stay with them in their heart).
— Young Artist
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