CRY: The New Normal
CRY: The New Normal
Creative Resilient Youth
The Creative Resilient Youth (CRY) group is a project-based creative design and organizing environment led by teenagers collaborating to make art related to teen mental health and inviting critical dialogue about intergenerational trauma. Teen participants work with one another and members of their communities to create socially engaged art projects responsive to their needs and those of their peers. The program’s adult facilitators teach lessons related to trauma theory, cultural studies, the health humanities, art history, collaborative design methods and collectivism. Through solo and collective projects, CRY teens learn best practices for designing for accessibility and social impact. This initiative is supported by Added Velocity which is administered by Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University and funded by the William Penn Foundation.
Episode 2B: New Year, New Projects
The Creative Resilient Youth are back for a new year, more resilient than ever. The collective offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work CRY performs, as they share internal and external projects. On top of an exhibit, CRY plans to distribute care packages and zines, in which they share their individual processes.
Mar 5, 2021
27 min
Episode 2A: New Beginnings
The collective reflects on the past year and its effect on their mental health. They share their hopes for the upcoming year for themselves and the community, as well as tease a few new projects within the Creative Resilient Youth. As they mention in the podcast, they are "cautiously optimistic" about the future but still maintain their resilience in accomplishing their endeavors.
Feb 26, 2021
42 min
Episode 1B: Revisiting Drug Usage and Reality
The CRY teens review feedback from the first episode, discussing a non-confrontational parental approach in the conversation of mental health. This episode also hits on stigma surrounding medication as well as the Venn-diagram that is physical and mental health. This initiative is supported by Added Velocity which is administered by Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University and funded by the William Penn Foundation.
Jul 27, 2020
33 min
Episode 1: Drug Usage and Reality
The CRY teens discuss drug use and its connection with mental health, including personal stories of diagnosis and its effect on them during quarantine. This episode also hits on mental health in school environments and potential solutions for problems in the academic structure. This initiative is supported by Added Velocity which is administered by Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University and funded by the William Penn Foundation.
May 25, 2020
1 hr 11 min