Resources For Journalists
Language guide for reporting on mental health
The Carter Center Journalism Resource Guide on Behavioral Health (pdf) supports journalists’ efforts to report accurately and effectively behavioral health issues, including addiction and substance use, in ways that do not reinforce stereotypes and stigma.
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The Carter Center's mental health journalism fellows have been reporting on the mental health impact of COVID-19. You’ll find here their reporting, mental health resources for journalists covering the pandemic and for the general public impacted by the virus.
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Search Rosalynn Carter Fellows past and present and browse their fellowship projects.
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Find training opportunities, key mental health organizations & centers, governmental resources, important publications, and more.
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Over the past two decades, more than 220 journalists from New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, and current participating countries have been awarded the highly-competitive fellowships.
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Under the leadership of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a longtime champion for the rights of people with mental illnesses, the Carter Center's Mental Health Program works to promote awareness about mental health issues, inform public policy, achieve equity for mental health care comparable to other health care, and reduce stigma and discrimination against those with mental illnesses.
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From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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A journalist’s guide on what to write — and what not to — when covering child abuse
After researching studies on secondary victimization and news coverage of child abuse, and with input from child advocates, social workers and journalists, former journalist Sarah Welliver developed the Journalist’s Guide to Reporting on Child Abuse. Here are a few of the key takeaways.
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Reveal identified at least 300 treatment facilities in 44 states that required participants to work without pay or for pennies on the dollar, in likely violation of federal labor law. Look up work-based programs in your state.
Fellowship News
Going Digital: Strengthening Mental Health Education and Clinical Trainings in Liberia
After working with the Ministry of Health and key partners for over a decade, the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program has seen tremendous increases in Liberia’s behavioral health system’s capacity to attend to the immense mental health needs of the population. Important sustained gains include workforce development, drafting and passage…
Apply for a 2022-2023 Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in Latin America
Universidad de La Sabana, in partnership with The Carter Center, is now accepting applications for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism for the 2022-2023 cycle. The program awards two fellowships to Latin American journalists who investigate and report on the state of mental health in this region. The…
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…