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Journalism Fellows Explore Mental Health Issues, Fight Stigma

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Channel: The Carter Center · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter launched a journalism fellowship program in 1996 to increase accurate reporting of mental health issues as a way to fight stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses—some of the most serious, unrecognized, and under-reported health problems in the United States and worldwide. To date, more than 100 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism have been awarded to reporters and writers on four continents. Each year, incoming and outgoing classes of fellows meet for several days of training at The Carter Center, where they discuss their story ideas and interact with experts in the field of mental health. In the following video, fellows describe important issues in mental health today.

For more information on the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, please visit: http://www.cartercenter.org/health/mental_health/fellowships/index.html

For more information on the Carter Center's Mental Health Program, please visit: http://www.cartercenter.org/health/mental_health/index.html

Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. The Center wages peace, fights disease, and builds hope worldwide.​

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