This award, established in 2016, is now sponsored exclusively by The Canadian Mental Health Association,  which also sponsors the youth awards. It has a French counterpart: Le prix En-Tête pour le reportage en santé mentale au travail.
The awards celebrate excellent Canadian journalism that makes a difference, in the public interest and in accordance with the principles of the Mindset guide.

The competition rules define "work" and "workplace" broadly, including work for payment and work performed pro bono.  Studying or taking courses, is excluded from the definition of work for the purposes of this award. 

For the 2024 competition, free online applications will open on February 3, 2025 and close on February 24, 2025. A link to the application form is available on the rules page when a competition is open. Applications may be made by media organizations or by journalists responsible for the work.