diff --git a/endpoints/contact.post.py b/endpoints/contact.post.py
index 5895b8c..096a002 100644
--- a/endpoints/contact.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/contact.post.py
@@ -2,24 +2,22 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from core.database import get_db
 from schemas.contact import ContactCreate, ContactSchema
-from typing import Dict, Any
+from helpers.contact_helpers import validate_contact_data, create_contact, format_contact_response, sanitize_contact_input
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 @router.post("/contact", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=ContactSchema)
-async def create_contact_submission(
-    contact_data: Dict[str, Any],
+async def submit_contact_form(
+    contact_data: ContactCreate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db)
 ):
-    sanitized_data = sanitize_contact_input(contact_data)
-    validation_errors = validate_contact_data(sanitized_data)
-    
+    validation_errors = validate_contact_data(contact_data.dict())
     if validation_errors:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
             detail=validation_errors
         )
-    
-    contact_create = ContactCreate(**sanitized_data)
-    db_contact = create_contact(db=db, contact_data=contact_create)
+
+    sanitized_data = sanitize_contact_input(contact_data.dict())
+    db_contact = create_contact(db=db, contact_data=ContactCreate(**sanitized_data))
     return format_contact_response(db_contact)
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diff --git a/helpers/contact_helpers.py b/helpers/contact_helpers.py
index 663de58..fe2dccc 100644
--- a/helpers/contact_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/contact_helpers.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from models.contact import Contact
 from schemas.contact import ContactCreate, ContactSchema
 from fastapi import HTTPException, status
-from pydantic import EmailStr, ValidationError
+from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 def validate_contact_data(contact_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, str]:
     """
-    Validates contact form submission data with enhanced validation.
+    Validates contact form submission data using Pydantic schema validation.
 
     Args:
         contact_data (Dict[str, Any]): The contact form data to validate.
@@ -17,27 +17,14 @@ def validate_contact_data(contact_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, str]:
     """
     errors = {}
     
-    # Validate name
-    if not contact_data.get("name"):
-        errors["name"] = "Name is required"
-    elif not contact_data["name"].strip():
-        errors["name"] = "Name cannot consist of only whitespace"
-    
-    # Validate email with enhanced validation
-    if not contact_data.get("email"):
-        errors["email"] = "Email is required"
-    else:
-        try:
-            EmailStr.validate(contact_data["email"])
-        except ValidationError:
-            errors["email"] = "Invalid email format - please provide a valid email address"
-    
-    # Validate message
-    if not contact_data.get("message"):
-        errors["message"] = "Message is required"
-    elif not contact_data["message"].strip():
-        errors["message"] = "Message cannot consist of only whitespace"
-        
+    try:
+        ContactCreate(**contact_data)
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        for error in e.errors():
+            field = error["loc"][0]
+            message = error["msg"]
+            errors[field] = message
+            
     return errors
 
 def create_contact(db: Session, contact_data: ContactCreate) -> Contact:
@@ -55,7 +42,6 @@ def create_contact(db: Session, contact_data: ContactCreate) -> Contact:
         HTTPException: If there are validation errors with specific field details.
     """
     try:
-        # ContactCreate schema will handle validation
         validated_data = contact_data.dict()
         db_contact = Contact(**validated_data)
         db.add(db_contact)
@@ -83,7 +69,7 @@ def format_contact_response(contact: Contact) -> ContactSchema:
 
 def sanitize_contact_input(contact_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
-    Sanitizes contact form input data with enhanced validation for required fields.
+    Sanitizes contact form input data using Pydantic schema validation.
 
     Args:
         contact_data (Dict[str, Any]): Raw contact form data.
@@ -94,40 +80,12 @@ def sanitize_contact_input(contact_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     Raises:
         HTTPException: If required fields are missing or invalid with specific field details.
     """
-    errors = {}
-    sanitized = {}
-    
-    # Sanitize and validate name
-    if "name" in contact_data:
-        sanitized["name"] = contact_data["name"].strip()
-        if not sanitized["name"]:
-            errors["name"] = "Name cannot be empty or consist of only whitespace"
-    else:
-        errors["name"] = "Name is required"
-        
-    # Sanitize and validate email
-    if "email" in contact_data:
-        email = contact_data["email"].lower().strip()
-        try:
-            EmailStr.validate(email)
-            sanitized["email"] = email
-        except ValidationError:
-            errors["email"] = "Invalid email format"
-    else:
-        errors["email"] = "Email is required"
-        
-    # Sanitize and validate message
-    if "message" in contact_data:
-        sanitized["message"] = contact_data["message"].strip()
-        if not sanitized["message"]:
-            errors["message"] = "Message cannot be empty or consist of only whitespace"
-    else:
-        errors["message"] = "Message is required"
-            
-    if errors:
+    try:
+        validated_data = ContactCreate(**contact_data)
+        return validated_data.dict()
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        errors = {error["loc"][0]: error["msg"] for error in e.errors()}
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
             detail=errors
-        )
-            
-    return sanitized
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+        )
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