Presidential Peace Conference Rebecca Palpant Shimkets
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Presented during the 2017 Presidential Peace Conference in Atlanta. Track F, Session 1: Breaking News: Sensationalized Media and Accurate Reporting
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- 1. The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Breaking News: Rotarians Create Peace in the World Rebecca Palpant Shimkets, The Carter Center Mental Health Program June 9, 2017
- 2. 2 Background
- 3. 3 Objectives of the Program • Increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information • Help journalists produce high-quality work that reflects an understanding of mental health issues through exposure to well-established resources in the field • Develop a cadre of better-informed print and electronic journalists who will more accurately report information through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, and online and social media, influencing their peers to do the same
- 4. 4 Program Model Journalists with diverse backgrounds in media are selected each year by The Carter Center to receive: – $10,000 unrestricted stipend (or country equivalent) – Training (2 trips to Atlanta + support throughout the year) – Resources and contact with experts in journalism/mental health – Mentoring Continue reporting without relocation on mental health issues Produce a major media project on mental health
- 5. 5 International Development and Sustainability
- 6. 6 Fellowship Locations • USA • Colombia • New Zealand • South Africa • UAE • Qatar • Romania
- 7. 7 Colombia Case Study: Post-conflict Mental Health
- 8. 8 Silvia Camargo & Cristina Castro 2013-2014 Fellows Results: 22 pages of special issue devoted to mental health Most important magazine of opinion and analysis with largest circulation in Colombia Results: 2 Journalist + 4 Videos + Canal Caracol Network = 11.9 Million Colombian Viewers Dr. Fernanda Hernandez & Paula Bedoya 2012-2013 Fellows
- 9. 9 Impact
- 10. 10 Evaluation Results Lasting Change 60% reported on mental health beyond the fellowship project Clear Outcomes 1 in 7 reported that their fellowship project resulted in changes to local, state, or national programs or policies. About 61% of fellows reported some other impact, such as contributing to help seeking behavior Ripple Effect 60% reported changes in their newsroom from participation in the fellowship program
- 11. 11 Examples of Direct Outcomes $47 million in state legislature budget allocated to psychiatric beds in WA Hospital superintendent forced to resign Lawmakers read articles and immediately introduced and passed laws to ban secrecy agreements in settlements with state funds Governor announced he would shut a hospital based on reporting of inhumane practices at the facility Formation of quick-response mental-health crisis teams Changes in jailing procedures for offenders with mental illnesses
- 12. 12 Jaclyn Cosgrove Case Study: The Oklahoman
- 13. 13 Words Matter: Connecting Journalists with Resources
- 14. 14 The Carter Center Resource Guide Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Entertainment Industries Council (EIC), and California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) technical expertise and financial support Released broadly to media and social media channels September 2015
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- Despite the challenges, the fellowship team from the first class created huge impact! Silvia and Cristina wrote on: The first phase in the process was reviewing the scientific work available on the topic of Mental Health and Conflict in Colombia. On the next phase we focused our work in interviewing specialists thoroughly to explore the impact of the conflict on the victim’s mental health and the treatments they had received. We talked to more than a dozen of experts that have dealt directly with victims in the past 20 years We traveled to three of the most affected areas by the war in our country. The first place was El Salado, where two massacres occurred. In this town, we interviewed four of the victims, all women, who had major mental health problems after they experienced cruel events by one of the armies. The next trip was to San Carlos, a place where the conflict has struck the hardest: 23 massacres in only 5 years. We had the opportunity to talk to victims that are declared as having mental illness because of the atrocities they saw and they told us about the hardships they have endured to keep the treatment in the midst of poverty. The third place is called Valle Encantado, where the victims of displacement, mostly women, settled with their families. There, we had the chance to see how the government is giving treatment to the victims for the first time in almost 50 years. Wrote a Special edition with 9 articles. Impact: Facebook likes, tweets, and google search; contacted by a group that wants to make it a movie. Google Search in October; movie in Mexico; BOOK. Want to work on a forum inviting governmental, the entrepreneurial world, the private health sector and the media, to discuss the importance of addressing the mental health issues of the victims in a proper way and to prepare professional to deal with thisand a book