Winners of the "Youth Voices on Mental Health" Contest 2023
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) invited adolescents and young people between 10 and 24 years of age in the Americas to participate in the "Youth Voices" creative contest, to articulate their vision regarding the ongoing mental health crisis in the Region of the Americas.
The deadline for submitting artworks closed on August 31, 2023.
The winners will receive cash prizes and their original works (created especially for the contest) will be published in PAHO communication channels and/or campaigns related to the theme of Adolescent Mental Health.
Adolescents and young between aged 10 to 24 years, from all countries and ethnic groups in the Region of the Americas. These adolescents may participate with individual or group projects, using their native language.
Step 1: Participants must choose a question and a category of creative expression.
Step 2: Participants must choose one (1) of the three (3) following questions:
Step 3: The selected question must be answered using one of the following categories of creative expressions:
Categories:
Contestants must choose a category, and a medium within that category:
Art proposals
Writing proposals
Audiovisual proposals
Contestants cannot participate in more than one category. They can only submit one creative proposal that complies with the specifications detailed for each option.
Artwork must be submitted in high-resolution JPG files. Written works must be submitted in Word files. Alternatively, handwritten works may be submitted as a clearly legible photographic image. Works in the digital category must be submitted in their original format, compressed for emailing.
Works in indigenous languages must include a Word file with a translation into English or Spanish.
All works must be original, not previously disseminated, and not have previously won a prize.
They must be uploaded to the PAHO web form along with their authorization forms. You can also find this form in the Delivery Zone of this page.
Go to the Download Zone of this page to download the authorization forms and the contest terms document and guidelines.
Representatives of underage participants (10-17 ages) must submit Authorization for reproduction of a photographic image, audio and/or video of a minor and Authorization for use and reproduction of material.
Participants of legal age (18-24 ages) must submit the Authorization for reproduction of a photographic image.
Thursday, 12 noon (Washington, D.C., time) on 31 August 2023.
The winners will be announced on this webpage on October 11th.
For judging, entries will be distributed into three age groups:
The winner will have the highest score, judged as follows:
The jury will be comprised of adolescents and of professionals in the areas of communications, adolescent health, and graphic design.
The winners will be announced on this webpage on October 11th.
CONTEST CLOSED. Participants must upload their creative work to this form, along with authorization documents for use and reproduction of material to download in Download Zone.