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Rosalynn Carter Journalism Fellowship Program offers free online course on responsible mental health reporting and journalists’ self-care
By Susan Whisnant Since its inception in 1996, the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism program has been training a select group of reporters each year in Atlanta (or virtually during the pandemic) on how to report accurately and sensitively on mental health topics. Now, journalists taking care of…
Let’s Chat! Carter Center fellows and advisors answer your fellowship questions.
Carter Fellows, Fellowship Advisory Board members and staff will take live questions about the fellowships, applications and more. ATLANTA — The Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism will host Let’s Chat on Zoom on March 16, 2022 at 1 p.m. ET. REGISTER FOR ‘LET’S CHAT’ ON ZOOM…
‘Mental health is an issue now for everybody’: Carter Center interns reflect on Mental Health Task Force
Carter Center interns Jimmy Enobabor and Charlie Wood share their experience interning with the Mental Health Program and participating in the center’s Mental Health Task Force convening. By Jimmy Enobabor and Charlie Wood Carter Center Mental Health Program Interns The past year has been stressful as a college-aged student, from balancing virtual learning to managing the stressors of…
Join #CarterFellowsChat to learn more about our mental health journalism fellowships
Carter Fellows and a longtime adviser will take live questions about the fellowships, applications and more. UPDATED March 5, 2020: We missed you at #CarterFellowsChat! Tap on the tweet below and then on each question to see tips for applying from fellows Aneri Pattani and Christine Herman, and longtime Journalism…
“We have come a very long way”: Carter Fellow Marion Scher shares her experience covering mental health in South Africa
By Will McCollum NAIROBI, Kenya — Fifteen years ago, Marion Scher wanted to understand how stigma around mental illness affected black and white communities in rural and urban South Africa. A veteran journalist, she spent time as a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow in Johannesburg talking to children with…
The 29th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy
November 5, 2013 This Thursday November 7 and Friday November 8, The Carter Center Mental Health Program will host the 29th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy. This year’s topic is “The Road Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for Behavioral Health Care During the Implementation of the Affordable Care…
Video: The 28th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy
November 19, 2012 The 28th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, titled “Beyond Stigma: Advancing the Social Inclusion of People with Mental Illnesses,” took place at The Carter Center on Nov. 1 and 2, 2012. Portions of the event were webcast live and have been archived on…