ATLANTA — As part of a partnership with The National media outlet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Carter Center announces a new fellow for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program.
Saeed Saeed, a features writer for The National, has been awarded a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in the UAE. Saeed will join an international cohort of journalists who have been awarded fellowships since 1996. Over the past 28 years, the Center has awarded one-year fellowships to more than 280 journalists, connecting them with resources and experts to increase the quality and accuracy of mental health reporting around the world. The program is currently in the United States, Ireland, Qatar, and the UAE. Previously, fellows were in Latin America, New Zealand, South Africa, and Romania.
In September, Saeed begins the year-long, non-residential fellowship, which aims to increase and improve the quality of mental health reporting in the media. Saeed becomes the 10th journalist to participate in the program since The National began awarding Carter fellowships in the UAE in 2018.
His reporting project will focus on the Arabic music scene and attitudes towards mental health within it, now that a new generation of artists are discussing mental health in their creative work and in general discourse.
During Saeed’s fellowship, he will be assisted by a local advisory board in the UAE and receive intensive training from experts and mentors in the United States. to help accurately report on mental health. The Carter Center provides training, educational materials, mentorship, evaluation tools, and technical assistance to develop a sustainable program in the UAE. The National manages the UAE program and is responsible for selecting journalists and adapting it to meet the population's needs.
Applications for the 2025-26 UAE cohort of Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism will open in 2025.
Since Rosalynn Carter established the Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program in 1996, fellows have produced thousands of documentaries, books, and other works during and after their fellowship year. Their projects have garnered Emmy Awards, nominations for the Pulitzer Prize, and other awards. See mentalhealthjournalism.org and follow @CarterFellows on Twitter for more information about the fellows and tips on mental health journalism.
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Contact: In Atlanta, media@cartercenter.org
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