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mental illness
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‘Jail’ and ‘prison’ aren’t interchangeable, and other stuff journalists should know
Tips for journalists covering how police, judges, jails and prisons handle convicted and criminally charged people with mental illness.
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Personal story inspires series on mental illness among people experiencing homelessness
San Diego-based inewsource investigative reporter Jennifer Bowman has tracked policymakers’ responses to the region’s rising count of people with mental…
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For N.C. reporter, news brief led to series on solitary confinement, mental illness
In most states, care for those with behavioral health problems is so poor that the nation’s prisons have become the…
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Story ideas revealed in intersection of mental illness, criminal justice system
One of the sessions featured at Health Journalism 2017 in Orlando explored the intersection of the criminal justice system and…
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Records review prompts long-term project for Oklahoma reporter
Jaclyn Cosgrove, a health writer at The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City, was sorting through jail inspection reports from the state…
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Workshop to offer look at nation’s rural health landscape #ruralhealth15
A lot has been made of mapping health care lately, from states and counties to ZIP codes and income. But…
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Mental illness: why we know so little #ahcj13
Since the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., many of us have had to report on mental illness and found ourselves wrestling…
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Overcoming cautious officials to tell stories of mental illness
Many of you will already be familiar with “Mental Breakdown,” the CHCF Center for Health Reporting and Modesto Bee joint…
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Family writes about son’s schizophrenia
NPR’s All Things Considered featured the story of Henry Cockburn and his father, British journalist Patrick Cockburn. While the father…
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Some fear DSM update opens door for exploitation
On All Things Considered, NPR’s Alix Spiegel looks to the past and future to ferret out the potential drawbacks and…