What helped you recover from mental illness?

Was it a good friend? A supportive family member? Your pet? A special spot to connect with nature? A replenishing yoga class? What helped ease your mind when you were faced with a mental health challenge? Tell us—with your camera.

Pacific Blue Cross and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) BC Division are calling on people across BC to capture the people, places, animals and activities that have made a difference in their recovery from mental illness—mental illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder, an anxiety or eating disorder and schizophrenia.

Pride and Prizes

The winning photos will be featured in the 2011 Pacific Blue Cross/CMHA Difference Makers Calendar.

Winners will each receive 3 copies of the calendar and a $75 Visa gift card.

Tell us your story

You can submit as many photos as you like, just be sure to include a description explaining the story behind each one.

Contest deadline

Contest closes on July 31, 2010.

Pacific Blue Cross, a not-for-profit company, has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 70 years. We are committed to making a meaningful difference in the health of British Columbians and proud to support the great work of our community partner: the CMHA BC Division.

British Columbia Life and Casualty Company (BC Life) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Blue Cross offering short and long term disability coverage as well as life insurance products.

The Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division is a charity which promotes the mental health of British Columbians and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness through public education, community-based research, influencing of public policy, and direct services and supports.