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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 Portions of the event were webcast live and have been archived on…