Voting Open for the 2024 BipolarBrave Awards

In honor of World Bipolar Day – March 30th – I’m hosting the annual BipolarBrave Awards again for 2024. The awards are to honor those influencers, blogs, organizations, and broadcasts that have made a difference in the combined arenas of the CHURCH and SOCIETY. With the growing need to address mental illness and Christian faith in a combined context, I vet the nominees based on the following criteria to be considered:

• Have been around for at least 6 months
• Be actively working to educate, enlighten, and transform the way society and the church perceive and treat those with mental illness (mental health conditions and diagnoses as defined by: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Schizo-affective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, and other universally-recognized mental illnesses)
• Have produced measurable work and successes related to both mental health AND faith arenas (Christian-based faiths only, please) and share those results for the past year

This year’s voting ballot can be found at the following link to the form: https://forms.gle/LQWnDXzRvDnyVbRw7

Here’s the background (linked websites) on each nominee to review before casting your vote:

Under the category of BLOG, the nominees this year are:

• DV Walking Wounded blog by Laura Moseley
• Embracing the Unexpected Mental Health blog by Maree Dee
• Pastor Brad Hoef’s blog
• Therapy for Christians blog
• Church and Mental Health blog

Under the category of INFLUENCER, the nominees this year are:

• Catherine Boyle
• Kay Warren
• Brie Koons
• Tony Roberts
• Maree Dee

Under the category of ORGANIZATION, the nominees this year are:

• Delight in Disorder Ministries
• Key Ministry
• “Breathe”/ “Hope for Mental Health”
• Fresh Hope for Mental Health
• Therapy for Christians

Under the category of BROADCAST, the nominees this year are:

• Mindful of Christ YouTube Channel
• Care Ministry Podcast
• Fresh Hope for Mental Health Podcast
• Revealing Voices Podcast
• Sanctuary Mental Health Podcast

Winners and runner-ups (2nd and 3rd place) will be announced on social media @katierdale and on KatieRDale.com on March 30th, 2024. Voting ballot is open March 24th through 27th and votes are due no later than midnight Eastern Standard Time March 27th.

Here is the link to cast your vote: https://forms.gle/LQWnDXzRvDnyVbRw7

Godspeed to the finalists, and thank you for voting!

Stay bold, brave, and real!

Katie