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Mental Health Program

Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellows have written, produced, and published works related to mental illnesses and reducing stigma. Relevant articles and projects completed both during and after each journalist's fellowship year may be found within the archives.

Foster Care

7 Apr 2005

Study Finds Foster Care May Foster Lifelong Ills

Summary: Adults who had been children in foster care later suffer post-traumatic stress disorder twice as often as U.S. war veterans [Read the Article...]

16 Jul 2000

Culture & Care: Foster Parents Help Children Keep in Touch with Tribal Tradition

Father, educator and wrestling coach, Bob Charette is a storyteller, too. Stories are one way of sharing Indian culture with his children and his students, said Charette, a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. [Read the Article...]