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Looking out for the mental health of Georgia’s children—before and after COVID-19
By Miriam Pearsall Carter Center Mental Health Program Intern ATLANTA – Even before Marlana was a teenager, she was able to seek help at school to cope with a learning disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder from emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Behavioral health professionals there used games and talk therapy…
Carter Fellow Christine Herman wins PMJA award for fellowship story on child-to-parent violence
By Miriam Pearsall Carter Center Mental Health Program Intern ATLANTA – What began for Christine Herman as an exploration of barriers to mental health treatment for children led to an award-winning national feature on violence inflicted on parents by their own children. Herman’s story, “When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy…
KQED’s April Dembosky talks about her gut-wrenching investigation into women with postpartum psychosis who kill their children.
2019-2020 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow April Dembosky takes us behind-the-scenes and into her investigation on postpartum psychosis. Her story aired on KQED on February 6, 2020. Read and listen here. It also ran in Mother Jones and the Mother Jones podcast. By Kari Cobham Senior Associate Director Postpartum…
Former Fellow Katherine Kam speaks up on Asian American Mental Health
November 15, 2013 Katherine Kam, 2012-2013 Fellow, dedicated her Fellowship project to shedding light on the unique issues in mental health for Asian American teens and students. She recently interviewed with host Jenee Darden at Mental Health and Wellness Radio about what pressures and stigmas Asian American youth may experience…
Longitudinal ‘Crack Babies’ Study Yields Unexpected Results
August 1, 2013 In 1989, Hallam Hurt, then chair of neonatology at Philadelphia’s Albert Einstein Medical Center, began studying the long-term health prospects of children born to mothers who had smoked crack cocaine during pregnancy. Despite the popular belief that the fetuses exposed to crack in the womb would become developmentally disabled, Hurt’s study…
Study Finds Relationship Between Social Class and Brain Development
June 17, 2013 A recent study conducted by Dr. Martha Farah at the University of Pennsylvania investigated the relationship between social class and brain development. Before this study, little attention was focused on the effect of low socioeconomic status on the brain and cognition. Dr. Farah’s analysis of what aspects…
More Resources for Covering Traumatic Events
December 14, 2012 Here are some resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): “Tips for Media Covering Traumatic Events” Special Topics The NCTSN can be contacted here.
Resources for Covering Mass Shootings, Child Trauma
December 14, 2012 The following resources from the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma may be helpful for journalists covering today’s mass shooting in Connecticut: “Resources for Reporters Covering Mass Shootings” “Tragedies & Journalists” “Covering Children & Trauma” The Dart Center can be contacted here. …