Mental health video transcript

Transcript for the Kent Youth Voice ‘Benefit of connecting with others’ video

[Title card] A sticky note shows the handwritten message ‘Having connections is important as it helps to have someone to talk to’.

A pile of brightly-coloured sticky notes then show a series of handwritten messages capturing what friendship and connections mean to young people:

• “Friends can help you grow and give you new life experiences”
• “If you have someone who understands you it is a lot easier to empty your mind of stress and problems”
• “Friends can help you be happy”
• “When you have friends you can fight the snakes and climb the ladders”
• “Having friends is important because you will have someone who will be there when you're happy and sad”
• “Having friends means having people to share opinions with and won't judge you”
• “Good friends allow for good support”
• “You can open up to friends about mental health problems or queries without being embarrassed”
• “Having friends means you have someone to talk to”
• “Friendship is a balance. You take as much from them as they take from you”
• “It's fine to have someone to giggle with”
• “Being in a community teaches you just how life is and how to grow into who you are”
• “Having friends makes conversations fun”

[End card] With thanks to Kent Youth Voice for sharing their thoughts on the benefits of friendship.