You can watch all of the entries to the HLN Youth Suicide Prevention Contest below!
**Please note that the second video, "Becky", was accompanied by the K-Ci and JoJo song, "All my Life". The HLN encourages you to listen to that song while watching the video.
What's this contest all about?
The Honouring Life Network (HLN) is kicking off World Suicide Prevention Day by hosting an online video contest to raise awareness about suicide prevention for First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth!
The HLN is looking for youth aged 17-30 to submit a short video that will raise awareness about suicide prevention and mental wellness initiatives in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.
Deadline for submissions has been extended until November 16, 2009!!
There are five categories for entry:
1) Suicide prevention (i.e. programs in your community, local initiatives, fund raising events, awareness campaigns).
2)Celebrating life (i.e. how you celebrate the life of a loved one lost to suicide).
3)Promoting mental wellness (i.e. music, art, posters).
4)Healthy living choices (i.e. programs, art, poetry, healthy eating, exercise/sport).
5) Reducing stigma/shame attached to mental illness/suicide (i.e. How have you overcome a mental illness? What do you want people to know about mental illness/suicide?).
The winner will receive a Flip video camera and a trip to the nation’s capital to have their video showcased during the National Aboriginal Health Organization’s national conference November 24-26, 2009!
