MENTAL HEALTH BLOG AWARDS
NOMINATIONS & VOTING
19th July to 30th August 2024
Nominations are focused on self nominations. This means nominees are aware and engaged with the process, and that we have their permission to contact them during the voting process and leading up to the Awards event.
If you are considering nominating someone else, please contact them directly and encourage them to complete their own self nomination.
First round - Public voting
16th September to 4th October 2024
Second round - Ticket holders voting
14th October to 18th October 2024
Voting explained
The online public voting closes on 4th October. These votes will make up 50% of the final vote. The remaining 50% will come from ticket holder votes (who will in a sense act as our Guest Judges) made between 14th and 18th October.
Ticket holders need to have ordered their ticket prior to 14th October to be able to vote in this round.
Awards Categories
Nominees must be an online project that is sharing, supporting or signposting; to the benefit of the online mental health community and individuals.
Projects can include campaigns, groups, events and signposting.
Nominees must have an active Vlog that has published a minimum of 5 videos this year.
Vlogs do not have to be exclusively a mental health vlog. But do need to have repeated mention or focus on mental health (stories, insights, lived experience, expertise and or signposting to services).
Vlogs are long form videos, considered to be over 5 minutes.
Shorter videos, like reels or stories would be considered under the Socials Champion category.
Nominees must have an active podcast that has published a minimum of 5 episodes this year.
The podcast does not have to be exclusively a mental health podcast. But do need to have repeated mention or focus on mental health (stories, insights, lived experience, expertise and or signposting to services).
Nominees must have an active social media that publishes regular content.
Social media accounts do not have to be exclusively mental health accounts. But do need to have repeated mention or focus on mental health (stories, insights, lived experience, expertise and or signposting to services).
Posts can include short form videos (reels, stories), instagram (photo and text), and or text based posts.
Nominees must have an active blog that has published a minimum of 5 posts this year.
Blogs do not have to be exclusively mental health accounts. But do need to have repeated mention or focus on mental health (stories, insights, lived experience, expertise and or signposting to services).