1. Voiceover Draft 3
*Introduction*
Mental health issues are a huge problem that affects many people in modern
society. One such age group heavily affected by it us teenagers. In this
documentary we will explore people ‘s attitudes ad hopefully give you a better
awareness of the issues surrounding mental health.
*Pan of college*
20 percent of students consider themselves to suffer from a mental health issue,
with 13 percent of these being victim to suicidal thoughts. The number is rising,
but the government spending is decreasing.
*VOXPOP Question 1*
We got some interviews with some students from Solihull Sixth Form College to
see how much they knew about mental health issues.
*VOXPOP Question 2*
They gave their opinion to the extent of how mental health problems are being
dealt with.
*VOX POP Question 3*
There are a variety of mental health schemes out there, but are these students
involved in any?
*VOX POP Question 4*
15 million out of the 60 million in the UK will be affected by mental health, we
wanted to know how many people they thought would be affected.
*Professional interview with Tom Krawec*
We caught up with an experienced psychology teacher at Solihull Sixth Form
College to see what he had to say about mental health in teenagers and the effect
it has.
*Comments on Tom Krawec*
Mental health is such an underrated issue in education even our government
puts ‘Our children committing suicide low on their agenda’
Item: Description
Gender: All
Target Demo: 14-21 (student age)
Character/narrator: Announcer
Vocal Direction: Harsh, Blunt, Concerning
Suggested Music: Slow and quite sad
music
Suggested Sound effect:
2. *Professional interview with Rebecca Parsons*
Rebecca Parsons, an academic coach, who deals with students problems
everyday gave us her opinion, and told us how the college deals with students
problems.
*Outro*
Mental illness is a problem tat plagues many people, which many people in the
UK suffer from, and it cannot be ignored, remember your best friend may be
suffering, make yourself aware.
