The Carter Center (video)

Words Matter: Talking About Mental Health


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One simple way we can help people dealing with mental illness is by choosing our words with care. How we speak and write about mental illness can help either reinforce or break down stereotypes. The Carter Center has long worked to reduce stigma by providing fellowships to journalists covering mental health. Learn more about their work and discover ways to talk about mental health sensitively. Panelists include: Dr. Glenda Wrenn, Clinical psychologist, Morehouse School of Medicine; director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute; Misty Williams, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter and 2015/15 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Fellow; and Hank Klibanoff, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, member of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships Advisory Board. Rebecca Palpant Shimkets, associate director of The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, moderates. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter introduces the program.
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