988 Create!
Annual Alaskan youth art contest promotion the 988 Crisis Line
2025 988 Create! Contest
Calling all Alaskan youth!
Create and share your original artwork that includes messages of support and healing under the theme, “What inspires you and helps you grow?”
To participate:
- You must be between the ages of 10-25
- Submissions can be any original piece of art including paintings, sculptures, architecture, literature, poetry, music, performances, fashion, film, fiber arts, digital arts, culture craft, and any other creative medium, but must be submitted in digital form
- Submissions must be made through the online portal or emailed to yaha.alaska@gmail.com by 5 p.m. on January 13, 2025.
- Submissions containing any illegal activity, nudity, hate speak, and/or profanity are prohibited and will be disqualified
- Share your art and spread the word about this contest online by using the hashtags: #mentalhealth #YAHA2025 #988 #988Create #suicideprevention #mentalhealthresources #AKYouthResilient #youthresilience
The first 20 entries will get a swag bag that includes a water bottle, shirt or hoodie, and other prizes. The top 10 winners will receive a $150 gift card and have their artwork featured as posters at statewide conferences, on social media, and on our website. Winners will also be invited to attend a round table discussion on mental health support in Alaska.
2024 998 Create! Contest Winners
The 2024 988 Create! theme was “healing and support”. We received art from 59 youth from Skagway, Kodiak, Wasilla, Palmer, Sterling, Soldotna, Juneau, Cordova, Fairbanks, Nome, Sand Point, Petersburg, Dillingham, Anchorage!
30-second video of 2024 winners
This video includes Alaskan youth art from the 988 Create campaign, an art competition for Alaskans 10-25 years old.
2024 Winners
You can order 988Create printed materials from the last two years of the campaign here.
| Declared Winners | Name | Title |
| Ages 10-12 | Blaze, 12, Anchorage | Call A Friend |
| Ages 13-15 | Dylan, 14, Anchorage | Helping Hand |
| | Arthur, 14, Skagway | Healing |
| | Charlotte, 15, Wasilla | So Many Reasons to Live |
| | Clara, 13, Palmer | Helping Hand |
| Ages 16-18 | Starlin, 16, Wasilla | Connections |
| | Rosario, 17, Anchorage | Hidden Emotions |
| | Arianna, 16, Anchorage | Suicide Awareness |
| | Hector, 16, Kodiak | You Are Not Alone |
| Ages 19-25 | Audrey, 23, Palmer | Stepping Towards the Sunrise |
| Honorable Mention: | Sara, 16, Soldotna | Towards the Sun |
This collaborative project is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act Mental Health Block Grant and the Garret Lee Smith Grant received by the Division of Behavioral Health. The funding intention is to involve youth in the creation of youth-led mental health promotion.