About X-Stigma

This competition is targeted at students from all Junior Colleges (including students of equivalent standard in Integrated Programmes and Centralized Institutes), Polytechnics and Universities in Singapore. The reason for this is that we want to start the change in how our society perceives individuals coping with mental health issues at the grassroots level. Being leaders of the future, we believe that if we can change the views of our youth, we can change the future.

The objective of conducting ‘X‐STIGMA’is to provide an interactive platform for students to be involved in the understanding and learning of issues surrounding mental health. We hope that through this process, we will be able to raise public awareness of the issues associated with mental health, as well as to mitigate the prevailing stigma attached to individuals coping with mental health issues in our society.

Students can work in a team to propose ideas for a marketing campaign promoting these key messages:

a. Individuals suffering from mental health problems are no different from you and me.

b. Individuals who may be suffering from mental health problems should be advised to seek help immediately. There is no shame in seeking treatment to improve one's quality of life.

It could be a rock concert to raise awareness, marketing campaign through the distribution of flyers, ANYTHING! As long as its within the budget of $200. :) So come on now and send in your entries!!

Prizes:

Top prize: $3000 per team

Second prize: $2000 per team

Third prize: $1000 per team

Two Merit prizes: $500 per team

Eligibility:

This competition is open to all students from the respective Junior Colleges (including students of equivalent standard in Integrated Programmes and Centralized Institutes), Polytechnics and Universities in Singapore.

Composition of Teams:

Participants can be in teams of 3‐5 persons. Teams will require verification of student status before participating in the competition.

Closing Date:

The closing date for registration and submitting the team’ proposal is 26th July 2009. Please submit your proposals via email before the due date to mail.xstigma@gmail.com

Others:

There is no entry fee for the competition.

SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES NOW!!