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The Carter Center Awards Eight U.S. journalists Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
The Carter Center will train fellows on effective mental health reporting and support them as they report on a mental health topic of their choice.  ATLANTA — The Carter Center, a global leader in mental health, is pleased to announce the eight U.S. recipients of the 2020-2021 Rosalynn…
Carter Center and Reveal launch Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grant for Mental Health Investigative Journalism
Veteran investigative journalist Susan Greene selected as one of eight U.S. Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism ATLANTA — Susan Greene, a veteran investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist and editor at The Colorado Independent, has been selected as the inaugural Fellow under the new Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal…
Looking out for the mental health of Georgia’s children—before and after COVID-19
By Miriam Pearsall Carter Center Mental Health Program Intern ATLANTA – Even before Marlana was a teenager, she was able to seek help at school to cope with a learning disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder from emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Behavioral health professionals there used games and talk therapy…
Carter Fellow Christine Herman wins PMJA award for fellowship story on child-to-parent violence
By Miriam Pearsall Carter Center Mental Health Program Intern ATLANTA – What began for Christine Herman as an exploration of barriers to mental health treatment for children led to an award-winning national feature on violence inflicted on parents by their own children. Herman’s story, “When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy…