Students from the Radio/Television, Mass Communication/Journalism, Photography and Graphic Arts programs participated in a collaborative reporting project sponsored by Ethnic Media Services of San Francisco with funding from the California Health Care Foundation.
The semester-long project culminated in a multimedia storytelling presentation, a printed book and a campus forum at San Joaquin Delta College on May 15.
Eleven students participated in the project: Katelynn Castaneda, Dawn L. Basnett, Celine Pham, Carmen Cruz, Mikael Honzell, Jason Teixeira, Tyler Jimenez, Heidi Echols, Tomas Medina, Ianthe Chase and David Powell.
On campus, Associate Professor Adriana Brogger spearheaded the initiative on behalf of the Multimedia Discipline.
The students pitched and reported the stories over a series of weeks, working with team leaders to edit and refine. The participating students also administered a survey to their peers, with the results being published in the printed journal. The culmination of of the work is published at deltabreakthesilence.org. Download a copy of the Breaking Silence journal here.
The Journal
Read the Stories
Fixing Windows Mending Minds
A Mother Shares the Story of Her Son’s Mental Illness
There Is No Normal in Art
After Years On the Street, College is My Way Out
Feeling Anxious? Sometimes It Makes Me Do My Best
Depression makes life hard, not impossible
Finding My Support on the Internet
The Unwanted Roommate
Pride Center Students Talk About Coping
Put Some Light On It
How Do You Diagnose Depression
Ricky Guiterrez-Maldonado – Student Program Specialize Says Be An Ally
View the Forum