---
title: "YMHC Documentary: Youth Voices, Youth Hope"
description: "National grassroots film project on youth mental health issues"
url: https://ymhc.ngo/programs/past-projects/youth-voices-youth-hope/
---

# YMHC Documentary: Youth Voices, Youth Hope

April 2, 2017 2 min read

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## Youth Voices, Youth Hope

## Full Version

## 20-Minute Version

## YMHC Film Project

### Overview

-   National grassroots film project on youth mental health issues
-   Created by 150 youth from three provinces
-   Focus on youth mental health reality and action in Canada

### Film Development

-   Collaboration between film students and young filmmakers
-   Concept development, scriptwriting, storyboarding, and distribution strategies

### Content

-   Highlights youth mental health statistics and needed actions
-   Features messages of support from prominent Canadians
-   Includes narratives of young adults with lived experience

### Shayne Clench’s Story

-   Illustrates challenges in educational and health systems
-   Highlights impact of mental health struggles on youth

## Creative Team

## Chief Creative Video Production Team

### Roger Maunder

-   Chief Filmmaker
-   Websites: upskydownfilms.com, thisvideo.ca

### Sheryl Boswell

-   Chief Creative Production Manager
-   Advocates for engaging, informative video production
-   Emphasizes the importance of valuing youth in the present

## YMHC Film Team

### Creative Leads

-   Nadine Espinoza
    -   Toronto-based filmmaker and artist
    -   Advocates for mental health awareness through art
-   Chloe Legault
    -   York University Film student
    -   Coordinates project outline, scripting, and production design

### Additional Support

-   Emily Preston (Ryerson University)
-   Connor Duff, Ciel Cheng, Lee Banford, Alex Penny (University of Manitoba)
-   Dave Hurlbut (Much Music Camera Operator)
-   Shay Esposito (Singer/songwriter with lived mental health experience)

## Film Outline

-   **YOUTH VOICES, YOUTH HOPE**
    -   Focus on youth mental health reality, change, and action
-   **Give Us Hope**
    -   Emphasizes the importance of listening to youth voices
-   **Shayne Clench’s Story**
    -   Illustrates challenges in dealing with mental health issues
-   **Youth Suicides = A National Crisis**
    -   Addresses the gravity of youth mental health issues
-   **Stand Together**
    -   Advocates for unity in supporting youth mental health

## Educational Use

## Objectives

-   Foster empathy, understanding, and compassion
-   Encourage dialogue about mental health
-   Sensitize viewers to the experiences of those with mental health issues
-   Provide concrete suggestions for best practices

## Anticipated Audience

-   Educational and healthcare institutions
-   Youth and mental health advocacy groups
-   Governmental institutions
-   Local, provincial, and national organizations

## Educational Activities Package

-   Includes pre- and post-viewing activities
-   Distribution strategies include social media and partnerships with organizations and events

## Other past projects

1.  August 1, 2019
    
    ### [Youth Mental Wellness Survey Report](https://ymhc.ngo/programs/past-projects/youth-mental-wellness-survey-2019/)
    
    Youth Mental Wellness Survey Report