Drive-in movie tells true story of teen mental health problems

.....The relationship between a coach and a player can run deep. Coaches can share some of the most meaningful experiences of a young player’s life, and oftentimes they witness those athletes grow up......

.....The film is based off the true story of Daly and Smith. Daly was Smith’s baseball coach since he was 6 years old, and the film follows their formative relationship – along with other key developments in Smith’s life – until the teen’s suicide in 2012 when he was 16 years old......

.....Children and adolescents nowadays are on the internet and can pretty much see anything they want, she said. When the teen drama “13 Reasons Why” (which centers around the suicide of one character) was put on Netflix, there weren’t any mental health resources given to viewers.

She didn’t want this to be the case with the “Chance” screening. Everything that’s going on with COVID-19 has got some people in a panic, and some adolescents don’t have the support they need, Brand added......