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Mental Health Program
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"Mental disorders are among the most prevalent of all health conditions. We have effective treatments available, but the vast majority of people who need treatments do not get them."
—Dr. Thom Bornemann, director of the Mental Health Program
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What are the journalism fellowships?
Journalists in all forms of media play an increasingly important role in shaping public understanding and debate about health care issues. As part of a national effort to reduce stigma and discrimination, the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide grants to journalists to study a selected topic regarding mental health or mental illnesses. The one-year fellowships are offered to six U.S. journalist applicants and, in 2006–2007, two international applicants.
Each fellow is matched with a Journalism Fellowship Advisory Board member who helps guide the design and completion of the project. All fellows are required to contact their mentor three times within the first three months of the fellowship year. Past projects completed by fellows include books, magazine and newspaper articles, and radio stories on topics such as depression, Alzheimer's disease, and mental health care in rural areas and in prisons.
Deadline for applications each year is April. Click here to find out more about the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism and to see past work created under the auspices of the program.
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