In April 2015, seven young people who had been to a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for help with their depression came together, with the aim of making a short, animated film about what it is like to suffer from depression as a teenager.
Out of the workshop, 'Facing Shadows' was created: a short, animated film, about their experiences of depression and going to therapy.
See also 'Facing Shadows: Behind the Scenes', and our companion film, 'Journey through the Shadows', about the experience of being the parent of a child with depression.
The films were made with the support of Lizzy Hobbs, Andy Dunn, Tom Mellor, Valerie Dunn, Mark Simms and the IMPACT-ME research team at the Anna Freud Centre: Nick Midgley, Sally Parkinson, Danny Isaacs and Emily Stapley. 'Facing Shadows' was funded by the Monument Trust, Health Technologies Assessment and the Beacon Bursary.
For more information contact: Nick.MidgleyPhD@annafreud.org
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