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Resources For Journalists

WEBResources For Journalists A dynamic and thorough guide for mental health reporting The Carter Center Journalism Resource Guide on Mental Health Reporting supports journalists’ efforts to report accurately and effectively on mental health issues, including suicide and addiction and substance use, in ways that do not reinforce …

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The Carter Center Awards Eight U.S. journalists Rosalynn Carter

WEBThe 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 Fellowships for Mental Health…

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Youth access to mental health care improved under Jake’s Law, but

WEBArizona Center for Investigative Reporting (AZCIR), September 1, 2022, by Shaena Montanari and Maria Polletta: In March 2020, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a sweeping set of measures designed to help curb rising rates of suicide and expand access to mental health treatment for Arizona residents with and without insurance.. Commonly …

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About the Mental Health Parity Collaborative

WEBIn 1996, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity Act, the first federal law to require that certain insurance providers consider mental health benefits the same as they would medical or surgical benefits.This breakthrough legislation paved the way for improved access to mental health care for the public. In 2008, the Mental Health Equity and …

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Carter Center launches multistate newsroom collaborative to …

WEBATLANTA — In the face of the growing national mental health crisis, The Carter Center announces the launch of the Mental Health Parity Collaborative, a new multistate newsroom partnership focused on exploring access to and inequities in mental health care in the U.S. The newsroom partners are located in six states — Arizona, …

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The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Grant

WEBThe Brain & Behavior Foundation Grant was launched in 2023 in support of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. The journalist awarded this grant will join a talented and diverse cohort of eight other fellows from around the United States tackling some of society’s most significant mental health challenges through their …

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How the Texas vision for seamless mental health care fell apart …

WEBThe Texas Tribune by Stephen Simpson, December 22, 2023: A lack of private providers, a swamped community mental health system, and low insurance reimbursement have cut off many in Texas from basic mental health services. It was in early 2020, a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, that the world Elizabeth Ramirez …

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Mental Health Parity Newsroom Collaborative

WEBThe Mental Health Parity Newsroom Collaborative is a partnership between The Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, The Center for Public Integrity, and more than 20 news outlets in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia. More than 40 …

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Oklahoma sends a growing number of kids with complex needs …

WEBThe Frontier, by Kayla Branch, February 5, 2024: The state lacks options for kids with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Oklahoma spent more than $5 million to send 49 kids out of state for treatment in the past year. Amber Boyer spent early mornings last spring crawling out of her bedroom window and into her garage to …

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How behavioral health services in Georgia schools are helping …

WEBSchool-based behavioral health encompasses supports that students, families, teachers and staff can access in and through schools, including counseling, social emotional learning, mental health literacy training for teachers and staff, positive behavioral interventions and mental health awareness. “All of us benefit when a child is healthy

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This Harris County program serves the most vulnerable. But it …

WEBThe Harris County Jail has continued to struggle with caring for an influx of inmates with mental illnesses. A Houston Landing investigation, “Deadly Detention,” found that nearly 60 percent of the 62 people who died of unnatural causes in the custody of the Harris County Jail between 2012 and 2022 had been identified as mentally ill.

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Meet the Fellows

WEB» Read about the 2023-2024 Fellows Meet the 2023-2024 Fellows Josh McGhee 2023 | United States Josh McGhee is an investigative reporter at MindSite News covering the intersection of criminal justice and mental health with an… Savannah Tryens-Fernandes 2023 | United States Savannah Tryens-Fernandes is a child health and wellness …

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The Carter Center Awards 9 U.S. Journalists Rosalynn Carter …

WEBThe 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 …

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News & Updates

WEBFebruary 5, 2024. The Frontier, by Kayla Branch, February 5, 2024: The state lacks options for kids with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Oklahoma spent more than $5 million to send 49 kids out of state for treatment in the past year. Amber Boyer spent early mornings last spring crawling out of….

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‘A friend to us all’: Rosalynn Carter is remembered fondly by her

WEBFormer First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the founder and namesake of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, passed away on November 19, 2023.

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Carter Center Awards 9 U.S. journalists Rosalynn Carter …

WEBThe Carter Center adds fellowship and will train and support fellows as they report on a mental health topic of their choice. ATLANTA — The Carter Center is pleased to announce nine recipients of the 2021-2022 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism in the United States. The center is awarding nine fellowships this …

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