The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
2005-2006

Julianne Hill
Writer/Producer Worldwide Skur, Inc.
Chicago, Ill., USA

TOPIC: Examine the work in Chicago to reduce the stigma and challenges facing individuals with mental illnesses through a series of television news pieces. Topics will include care for refugees with mental disorders, services available for the homeless, and medical explanations and solutions for serious mental illnesses.

O'Hare Homeless
Chicago's O'Hare Airport is frequented by homeless individuals, some of which have substance abuse problems or have mental or physical illnesses. The O'Hare Outreach program of Haymarket Center helps these individuals get help.

Psychiatric Neurosurgery
This news special features a young man who suffered from severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  He underwent psychiatric neurosurgery, in which an electrical device was implanted into his brain that stimulates the frontal lobe, to improve his condition.

Arts and Healing
This news special features a camp for children who have lost a parent.  The camp serves as a safe place for the children to express their emotions through art and other camp activities.