The 2025 Champions of Mental Health Award Recipients

Every year, nominations are accepted in the following categories:

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1. The Sharon Johnston Champion of Mental Health Award for Youth – Any Canadian 21 and younger who has shown leadership in his or her community in promoting mental health and/or mental illness / substance use health awareness, or any organization dedicated to providing services for youth
    

2. Media – Any media personality or outlet who has contributed to public awareness of mental health
   and/or mental illness and substance use health awareness
    

3. Workplace Mental Health – Any employer or employee who has contributed to creating a mentally healthy workplace for staff
    

4. Community Organization – Any organization that has provided great public service to community members experiencing mental illness/mental health issues/substance use health concerns
    

5. Community Individual – Any person, who through personal commitment, has increased awareness about mental health/mental illness/substance use health or reduced stigma related to same in their community
    

6. Parliamentarian – Any provincial, territorial, or federal Parliamentarian who has advanced the mental health/substance use health agenda in Canada
    

7. Innovation – Researcher or Clinician – An innovative person or organization that through their work has advanced the mental health/substance use health agenda in Canada