Scoop from You(th) Challenge: Piece of Mind

The 2025 Scoop From You(th) Challenge: Piece of Mind invites youth and young adults (ages 12-25) across San Diego County to use art as a medium to share personal experiences with mental health to reduce stigma, built a supportive network, and empower themselves and others to seek help and resources.

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS NOW

Submission Period Closes: August 30th, 2025

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Submit your Video or Visual Art Piece   Entrega su Video o Arte Visual

How Can I Participate?

Art pieces can be created using the participant’s preferred creative outlet, such as dance, acting, digital design, or other art forms.

All entries must be submitted through a visual or video format (e.g. video file, image file, social media post) and should exhibit positive and on-topic messaging. Recognized art pieces that receive an award may be distributed throughout County’s public platforms.

Participants may submit up to one entry per category:

If you need help in finding credible mental health information, understanding how to respectfully talk about mental health, or need technical support, check out our Artist Support Pack!

Who Can Participate?

• Age 12-25, with verifiable date of birth
  • Parent/Guardian consent if under 18 years old
• San Diego County Resident, with verifiable proof of address
• Cannot be a County of San Diego full-time employee, staff, or judge
• Participants cannot be recognized as awardees for both the Scoop From You(th) Challenge and the state-level Youth Creating Change contest

What Can I Win?

All selected winners will be invited to an Award Ceremony and be gifted a certificate signed by County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency leadership.

Winning submissions will be featured on County websites.

All submissions for choosing participant winners will be voted on by a panel of seven or more judges, including representatives from the Live Well San Diego Youth Sector, Rescue Agency, Behavioral Health Services, Behavioral Health Advisory Board members, and community youth organizations.

All gift card awards provided, totaling $2,700, are from contributions made by our sponsor, Rescue Agency.

Sponsored by:

For any questions about the Scoop From You(th) Challenge: Piece of Mind, please reach out to Engage.BHS@sdcounty.ca.gov.

2023 SCOOP FROM YOU(TH) CHALLENGE: OPIOID CRISIS AWARDEES

The following individuals demonstrated outstanding contributions, dedication, and innovative approaches towards addressing the pressing issue of the opioid crisis among San Diego County youth and young adults. The County of San Diego commends their creativity and inspirational work in overdose prevention.         

PLATINUM AWARDEE

Anessa S.

“I found out about the Scoop From You(th) challenge while searching for local scholarship opportunities in the beginning of my senior year. When I learned about this challenge I realized that despite living in San Diego since I was born, I hadn't done much to contribute to my own community. I wanted to raise some awareness about health risks through my art and came up with the idea of making a poster that presented facts about Fentanyl and how to prevent someone from overdosing. When painting this poster I tried to make it eye-catching as well as informational which resulted in an explosion of many colors and words at the first glance. The information I gained from participating in this challenge reminded me of how students should not only be taught about the health risks of illicit fentanyl but also taught about the tools to stop an overdose so I made sure to include both in the poster. I was mainly inspired by the information provided from the articles that emphasized how many aren't aware of the amount of fentanyl that could be in their pills. I personally didn't know about narcan until a high school program that I participated in at UCSD so I feel like everyone should be taught more about narcan and how accessible it is while in school.” 

GOLD AWARDEE

SILVER AWARDEE

Interested in More Opportunities Like the Scoop From You(th) Challenge?

Check out the Directing Change Program and Film Contest! Directing Change is an evaluated suicide prevention and mental health program with the mission to educate young people about critical health topics through art and promote social justice and health by changing conversations in schools and communities.