Voices of Youth 2022: Mentally Strong and Resilient
Take a step towards a better tomorrow with the Global Goals! Submit your ideas toward creating a Mentally Strong and Resilient world.
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We are celebrating the youth during International Youth Day, August 12, 2022 with the launch of our Voices Of Youth 2022: Mentally Strong and Resilient campaign. Anyone 25 years old or younger from anywhere can submit a short video from your webcam or phone sharing with us your journey and experiences relating to mental well-being, what changes you would like to see in mental healthcare access and education, and what a Mentally Strong and Resilient world looks like to you. All languages are accepted (if you are speaking in a non-English language, please provide a translation if possible).
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It’s easy to submit a video! |
How to share your video:
1. Please state your first name only and where you are from at the beginning of your video. Example: “My name is Jimena, and I’m from Atlanta, Georgia.”
2. Choose one or more questions below to answer. Videos should be up to 1 minute long. Do not submit videos longer than 1 minute.
Context: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and mental well-being are related. The Global Goals highlight the various factors that can contribute to a sustainable world which includes mental fitness. If the 17 Global Goals were achieved, fewer people will experience mental health challenges, leading to more opportunities for education, economic growth and building sustainable communities. For example, climate change is bringing on more frequent and severe weather. Those affected by natural disasters can have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, impacting their ability to reach their fullest potential in all applications of life. The financial stress that is caused by climate related disasters can impact a person’s ability to reach their educational endeavors, career goals, and family life. To achieve mental fitness and resiliency, individuals will certainly have to work on their own mental well-being, but societies are also responsible for creating a world that fosters citizens who are mentally strong and resilient.
3. You can send your video via email or Google Drive link to education@una-atl.org by January 20, 2023. Please state in the subject line: VOY2022 video submission. In the text of the email, please include
4. Visit the UNA-Atlanta website on March 20, 2023 (International Day of Happiness) to view and share the collaborative Voices of Youth 2022 video!
1. Please state your first name only and where you are from at the beginning of your video. Example: “My name is Jimena, and I’m from Atlanta, Georgia.”
2. Choose one or more questions below to answer. Videos should be up to 1 minute long. Do not submit videos longer than 1 minute.
Context: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and mental well-being are related. The Global Goals highlight the various factors that can contribute to a sustainable world which includes mental fitness. If the 17 Global Goals were achieved, fewer people will experience mental health challenges, leading to more opportunities for education, economic growth and building sustainable communities. For example, climate change is bringing on more frequent and severe weather. Those affected by natural disasters can have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, impacting their ability to reach their fullest potential in all applications of life. The financial stress that is caused by climate related disasters can impact a person’s ability to reach their educational endeavors, career goals, and family life. To achieve mental fitness and resiliency, individuals will certainly have to work on their own mental well-being, but societies are also responsible for creating a world that fosters citizens who are mentally strong and resilient.
- What does a mentally strong and resilient world look like to you?
- Climate change is affecting everyone’s physical and mental well-being. How has it affected you?
- Violations of a person’s human rights can greatly impact a person’s physical and mental well-being. What can you do for your local community to provide a safe and respectful place for people to live in?
- If you could choose only one Global Goal that will have the most impact in creating Mentally Strong and Resilient communities, which one would it be? Why?
- When you perform community service (ie. delivering food to the elderly, picking up trash on the streets, fundraising for a charity, etc.), how does that make you feel? Would you want to tell others about your experience? If yes, what would you say?
- What kind of changes do you wish to see in schools and/or communities regarding mental healthcare and current situations in the U.S.(mass shootings, suicides, etc.)?
- When you have a bad day, what do you do to keep moving forward? What makes you happy?
3. You can send your video via email or Google Drive link to education@una-atl.org by January 20, 2023. Please state in the subject line: VOY2022 video submission. In the text of the email, please include
- Your first and last name
- City, state, country (if outside the US)
- School name
- Affiliated youth organization or club.
4. Visit the UNA-Atlanta website on March 20, 2023 (International Day of Happiness) to view and share the collaborative Voices of Youth 2022 video!
Why are the Voices of Youth 2022 crucial?
The Voices of Youth 2022 video will let individuals, community leaders, educators…everyone get a glimpse of the various perspectives that youth across Atlanta and beyond have on mental health! By becoming aware of the relationship between mental fitness and the Global Goals, more informed decisions can be made to create accessible and effective mental healthcare. The video will be used in a speaker series providing resources and insights into caring for youth mental health, building a solid and fit mind, and overcoming life’s challenges as part of UNA-Atlanta and RCE Greater Atlanta’s Sustainable Coffee Talk series. All youth, educators, counselors, parents, and guardians are invited to participate in the free online speaker series.
This campaign supports Sustainable Development Goals 3: Good Health and Well-being, hoping to reduce stress and uplift youths. The Voices of Youth 2022 promotes Target 3.4 of Global Goal 3, which states, "by 2030, reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one-third through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.”
The Voices of Youth 2022 video will let individuals, community leaders, educators…everyone get a glimpse of the various perspectives that youth across Atlanta and beyond have on mental health! By becoming aware of the relationship between mental fitness and the Global Goals, more informed decisions can be made to create accessible and effective mental healthcare. The video will be used in a speaker series providing resources and insights into caring for youth mental health, building a solid and fit mind, and overcoming life’s challenges as part of UNA-Atlanta and RCE Greater Atlanta’s Sustainable Coffee Talk series. All youth, educators, counselors, parents, and guardians are invited to participate in the free online speaker series.
This campaign supports Sustainable Development Goals 3: Good Health and Well-being, hoping to reduce stress and uplift youths. The Voices of Youth 2022 promotes Target 3.4 of Global Goal 3, which states, "by 2030, reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one-third through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being.”
What will the Voices of Youth 2022 achieve?
Voices of Youth 2022 aims to cultivate meaningful communication between youth and their parents, guardians, and caretakers. We hope to inspire the youth and their caring adult family and friends to routinely check in on each other’s mental fitness, offering the youth insights to understanding their feelings, how to cope with challenges, realizing how their mental burdens are shared by many and that they don’t have to be alone when it comes to achieving mental fitness.
Voices of Youth 2022 aims to cultivate meaningful communication between youth and their parents, guardians, and caretakers. We hope to inspire the youth and their caring adult family and friends to routinely check in on each other’s mental fitness, offering the youth insights to understanding their feelings, how to cope with challenges, realizing how their mental burdens are shared by many and that they don’t have to be alone when it comes to achieving mental fitness.
Legal Agreement: Once submitted, your video may be selected, edited, and shared publicly. By submitting your video, you grant the United Nations Association of USA, Atlanta Chapter (UNA-Atlanta) and its partners in the Voices of Youth 2022 campaign the irrevocable right and license to duplicate, broadcast, exhibit, and transmit the video. You agree that the UNA-Atlanta shall not be required to make any payment to you or anyone else in exercising the rights granted in this Agreement. You represent that you created the video yourself and that you give UNA-Atlanta full and unrestricted rights to the video. That exercise of such rights shall not constitute an infringement of any third party's copyright, civil, personal, or property right. UNA-Atlanta shall have no obligation to publish or post your video. For all videos published or posted upon the site, UNA-Atlanta reserves the right to remove the video at its discretion.
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