After being hazed by his football teammates, Dante’s negative thoughts become a storm in his mind, and he breaks a mirror in the locker room. Seeing the situation, Coach Nelson asks Dante into his office. Rather than chastise him for his behavior, however, Coach Nelson offers Dante validation and understanding. He tells Dante a personal story about his struggle to accept his son Scott – echoing Dante’s own conflicts with his father. Dante finds an unexpected ally in his coach and in Scott, now a mental health supporter who happily meets with Dante to offer his own advice.
Dante is outgoing with friends, confident in school, and a strong member of his football team; no one would suspect that he feels utterly depressed and trapped by the expectations of his family and peers. Now approaching graduation, Dante can no longer bear the pain of hiding his passions and his identity from his father and himself.
As he struggles to overcome the feelings of hopelessness that have characterized his teen years, Dante will find unexpected allies in his football coach and the coach’s son, a mental health mentor. He will also learn that his conflicts with his father are not his fault, that he is strong enough to control the Negative voice in his head, and that he is worthy of love and support.
If you or someone you love is struggling with suicide or suicidal thoughts call: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988
Featured in USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/07/29/animated-series-teen-suicide-prevention-rugrats-exec/5387642001/
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Dante Deals with Bullies and His Inner Voice
1:36 Coach Relates to Dante
3:00 Scott Attempts Suicide and Now Helps Others Like Him
See all episodes of Dante’s story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6IQDQFvf8o&list=PLg0FHTs2cFVosroqRq8zPHCerAwQfdOst
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My Life is Worth Living is the first animated series about suicide prevention produced by Cook Center for Human Connection and Wonder Media.
The Cook Center for Human Connection is a Utah-based non-profit dedicated to eradicating suicide and advocating for mental health. Having given over 10 million dollars to behavioral health initiatives, founders Greg and Julie Cook are confident that animation will help reach young people in ways nothing else can. https://cookcenter.org/
For this reason they’ve partnered with Wonder Media the world’s leading animation studio producing mission-driven content for children and teens.
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