988 Create!
Annual Alaskan youth art contest promotion the 988 Crisis Line
2023-2025 988 Create! Campaign
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2023-2025 campaign and that free printed resources are now available to Alaska communities, schools, parents, youth, healthcare providers, after school programs, and more!
You can order 988 Create! printed materials from all three years of the campaign here.
Our Virtual Gallery is up and ready for your use in schools, after school, and at home! Youth from communities around Alaska created original artwork including messages of support, healing and what inspires them to grow.
998 Create! Campaign 2025 Winners
The 2025 988 Create! theme was “What inspires you and helps you to grow?” We received art from 34 Submissions from 13 communities: Juneau, Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, Knik, Healy, Sand Point, Homer, Palmer, Eklutna, Chugiak, Sitka, and Skagway.
*This video includes a discussion with the 2025 Alaskan youth artist winners from the 988 Create: Youth Arts for Mental Health Campaign.
998 Create! Campaign 2024 Winners
The 2024 988 Create! theme was “messages of healing and support.” We received 59 young artist submissions from 14 communities: Skagway, Kodiak, Wasilla, Palmer, Sterling, Soldotna, Juneau, Cordova, Fairbanks, Nome, Sand Point, Petersburg, Dillingham, and Anchorage.
*This video includes a discussion with the 2024 Alaskan youth artist winners from the 988 Create: Youth Arts for Mental Health Campaign.
998 Create! Campaign 2023 Winners
The 2023 988 Create! theme was: “messages of safety, hope, encouragement, and support.” We received 41 Submissions from 11 communities: Anchorage, Chefornak, Chugiak, Fairbanks, Houston, Juneau, Nondalton, North Pole, Palmer/Wasilla, and Savoonga.
*This video includes a discussion with the 2023 Alaskan youth artist winners from the 988 Create: Youth Arts for Mental Health Campaign.
Please visit the following pages for information about suicide prevention in Alaska or to learn more about the Youth Alliance for a Healthier Alaska.
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.