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The Carter Center Awards 9 U.S. Journalists Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
The Center will train fellows on accurate and effective mental health reporting and provide access to mental health experts ATLANTA (July 12, 2023) — The Carter Center is pleased to announce nine U.S. recipients of the 2023-2024 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. The group includes award-winning freelancers, staff…
2022-23 Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee Jonathan A. Davis
Jonathan A. Davis is an radio reporter, producer, and editor. He has worked in various newsrooms, on audio series for two public radio stations, and on a variety of independent podcast series. This includes serving as associate producer on The Intersection, the Edward R Murrow Award Winning audio series coming out of…
The Carter Center Awards 9 U.S. Journalists Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
The Center will train fellows on accurate and effective mental health reporting and provide access to mental health experts ATLANTA (July 14, 2022) — The Carter Center is pleased to announce nine U.S. recipients of the 2022-2023 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. The group includes freelancers, staff reporters,…
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…
Her Secret Service code name and other lesser known facts about First Lady Rosalynn Carter
By Susan Hunsinger and Katie Connor Carter Center Mental Health Program Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been in the public eye since her husband Jimmy ran for Georgia governor 50 years ago. She is best known for her advocacy for mental health issues, caregiver issues, as co-founder of The…
Kristyn Wellesley to lead The Carter Center’s newsroom collaborative on access to mental health services
Kristyn Wellesley, a newsroom leader with deep experience in fact-checking, audience development and collaboration, will run The Carter Center Mental Health Program’s solutions-based, 5-newsroom U.S. collaborative on national access to mental health services and how lack of access is impacting local communities. Atlanta, GA (February 1, 2021) — The Carter…
Engaging in a Diálogo about Culture and Mental Health
December 11, 2013 By Caroline Clauss-Ehlers, PhD My entrée to mental health reporting in 1999 was unplanned. I was working for a not-for-profit organization and a request came in for someone to speak about depression during the holidays for a local Spanish television show, Diálogo en el Bronx. Not sure…
Ethics and Mental Health Journalism: The Difficult Case of Borderline Personality Disorder
November 18, 2013 By Dominic Sisti Emotions run high in interviews with clinicians about patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Many doctors are not comfortable treating patients with BPD. Some are even openly hostile and admit they ‘turf’ or avoid patients with BPD because they find them too exhausting or…
European Citizen’s Prize Awarded to Romanian Fellow Adviser, Ioana Avadani
November 4, 2013 This past October, Ioana Avadani, administrator of the Romanian Fellowship Program, traveled to Brussels to receive the prestigious European Citizen’s Prize awarded by the European Parliament. The Prize has been awarded since 2008 to recognize exceptional achievements by Europeans. It is given for “activities that either facilitate…
Intern Blog Post: Personal Perception Changes in Mental Health
August 9, 2013 While interning with the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program, we have been exposed to various news outlets’ stories about mental health. As our summer internships draw to a close, we hope to share some of our own insights about mental health journalism. Following the Newtown, Connecticut shooting…
Changes in Public Attitudes and Journalism Practice Regarding Mental Illness
August 6, 2013 By Bob Meyers Years ago I attended a professional conference on mental health issues, a topic I wanted to know more about. It had taken some persuading to get my editor to OK the expenses and the time away from the office. I explained that this was…
Skyland Trail Features Blog by Former Fellow Billy Howard
March 18, 2013 Skyland Trail, an Atlanta-based mental health treatment facility, has posted to their website a blog post written by 2011-2012 Rosalynn Carter fellow Billy Howard on his experience in creating his fellowship project, Step Inside My Head. Step Inside My Head is a series of photos, videos and…
Former Fellow Nicolae Ciorogan Featured on Carter Center Website
March 18, 2013 A new profile of 2009-2010 Rosalynn Carter fellow Nicolae Ciorogan has been posted to the Carter Center website. This piece features a video on immigrant mental health completed by Ciorogan as part of his fellowship project. This video has been included within the curricula of more than…
AP Stylebook Adds Entry on Mental Illness
March 8, 2013 The Associated Press has added a new entry on mental illness to its Stylebook. This is a wonderful step forward for mental health reporting. The entry already appears in the online version and will appear in the next print edition, published this spring. Read the full entry…
2013 SAMHSA Voice Awards Call for Nominations
March 8, 2013 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 2013 Voice Awards is now accepting nominations for consumer/peer leaders and TV and film professionals who are working to educate the public about the real experiences of people with behavioral health problems. Click the link to learn more about…