The Directing Change Student Video program is a statewide competition where high school and UC st udents take action against suicide and end the stigma of mental illness by creating 60-second public service announcements. Directing Change is part of statewide efforts to prevent suicide, reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness, and to promote the mental health and wellness of students. The submission deadline for the 2014-2015 school year is February 1st, 2015. Visit http://www.directingchange.org for more details.

A total of 432 films, representing 996 students from 112 high schools and 9 University of California campus locations and 31 counties, were received during the 2013-2014 school year. DVDs of the 2013-2014 finalists are available upon request while supplies last. For more details, contact Lauren Hee at Lauren@namica.org or 916-567-0163. All PSAs are also available for download at http://www.directingchange.org .

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