Baggage
Every family has their challenges, their issues and their baggage. You can’t always see it but it’s there all the same. Boys Town wants parents to know that they don’t have to hide it – and they don’t have to face these challenges alone. Parents across the country can visit boystown.org/parenting for valuable guides, downloadable parenting tools, and expert advice. Whether the baggage is big or small, Boys Town can help lighten the load, so parents can get back to the things that matter. For any age, any stage.

This Was Me
This PSA, titled “This Was Me” – urges teens who are suffering from depression – a growing epidemic in recent years – to take the first step leading to recovery. We meet a teen girl sitting alone in her high school bleachers. She looks lonely, confused and depressed. We hear her thoughts as she laments that her friends seem to be having more fun. She shares that her parents try to cheer her up, but nothing seemed to work. She transitions forward from her gloomy outlook into an amusement park setting, where she now rides a thrilling roller coaster, laughing and waving with friends. Her thoughts now strike a different, more upbeat note, as she talks about her recovery process, jump-started by visiting YourLifeYourVoice.org. She urges other depressed teens to visit this site. She reminds young viewers that they have the strength to get their lives back, if they take the first step with YourLifeYourVoice.org.