Elements Behavioral Health is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care to clients with addiction and mental health disorders at top facilities across the country. Utilizing the latest evidence-based approaches and individualized programming, we help people build the resiliency and skills needed to heal. The moment clients walk through the doors of one of our treatment centers, they’ve taken the first step toward reaching their full potential and creating extraordinary lives. We’re proud to share a unique opportunity with you – channeling your talent and creativity into furthering the message of addiction recovery.
Three winners will share total scholarship money of $10,000, to be used towards college tuition.
Write a 500-word essay responding to the following prompt:
The new edition of the Associated Press’s Stylebook states the word “addict” should no longer be used as a noun. "Instead," it says, "choose phrasing like he was addicted, people with heroin addiction or he used drugs." In short, a person should be identified separate from their disease.
Essay Option: Explain why describing someone as "addicted" rather than "an addict" is important to society in combatting addiction.
Design Option: If you prefer, feel free to interpret this topic via an infographic or illustration.
| Focus | Open to all majors and areas of study |
| Deadline | December 31, 2017 Winners announced in February 2018 |
| Amount | Prize: $10,000 1st place $6000 2nd place $3000 3rd place $1000 |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Recurs | Annually |
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| Selection Criteria | Applications will be reviewed by a committee selected solely by Elements Behavioral Health and or its family of treatment facilities. The committee will select potential winners for each prize level based on the criteria of relevance to the topic, originality, creativity and/or emotional impact. |
Applications with persistent spelling or grammatical errors will not be considered.
2018 Winners
1st Place – Guang Li
2nd Place – Alexis Kincade
3rd Place – William McConnell
We will announce the 2018 winners in February.