26 October 2017
Girls' Brigade Ministries - New film encourages conversation around mental health
koko, a multi-award winning blog for teenage girlsinitiatied by the Girl's Brigade, has just launched a new filmlooking at mental health.
The film, calledResilient,looks at some of the issuessurrounding mental health by sharing the experiences of two youngwomen.
koko Project Co-ordinator Meg Cannon said: "There's a realgentleness and simplicity about this short film, but it packs aserious punch!
"We really believe that it has the potential to bring a sense ofhope and encouragement to those facing challenges with their mentalhealth."
The film was launched at a Girls' Brigade England & Wales(GB) conference earlier this month. The launch, on Saturday 4 March2017, was part of a special session looking at how GB leaders canturn up the volume of hope on mental health - led by Nathan Jones,Founding Director of Teens in Crisis (TIC+), based inGloucestershire.
Meg added: "Our hope is that this film will be used to continuethe important conversation surrounding mental health."
The film can be seen on the
Everything on the innovative koko site, a mission initiativefrom Girls' Brigade Ministries, is created with teenage girlsfirmly in mind to help them explore life together - inspiring,challenging and encouraging them - and looking at tough issues suchas self-harm, bereavement, friendship, and identity.
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