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Winners announced in Family Photo Contest celebrating Mental Health Week

'It was wonderful to engage with families in this way and see so many beautiful pictures of families enjoying time together during this pandemic'
2020 Erin Graham-Mitchell mental health week
Erin Graham-Mitchell took first place with this photo. Supplied.

The winning photos in the Family in Harmony photo contest have been selected. 

Erin Graham-Mitchell earned first place and a $500 gift card at a local business for her photo depicting her family band, taking the Family in Harmony theme to heart. 

Second place, and a $300 gift card at a local business went to Lisa Johnston for her photo of her family enjoying some outside adventure at the lake.

Third place, and a $200 gift card at a local business, went to Jillian Dupuis for her photo showing her family “rocking it” in a natural playground.

Fourth place to seventh place winners include Gerry Therrian, Lisa Gonneau, Paige Cascanette-Boucher, and Brenan O’Connor.  Each will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.

Rounding out the top 10 are photos from Pamela Simpson, Jacynth Perron, and Christopher R. Bird.

The contest was organized by Hands the FamilyHelpNetwork to celebrate Mental Health Week in Canada, May 3-10.  Each of the top 10 photos will be featured on Hands Facebook Page.

“Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo, it was wonderful to engage with families in this way and see so many beautiful pictures of families enjoying time together during this pandemic, and photos that also showed how hard it can be to be apart,” said Nathalie Ouellette, Senior Manager Child and Youth Mental Health Services at Hands.