June 11, 2012
Meet Margaret Ballah: On the Frontlines of Mental Health Care in Liberia
If you ask Margaret Ballah to describe a typical day at work, she will tell you that there is no such thing. Every day Ballah rises at dawn, dons her crisp white uniform and shiny mental health clinician badge and walks several miles to Gbarzon Health Center in rural Grand Gedeh County, southeastern Liberia.

Jan. 10, 2012
After the Earthquake: Covering Mental Health in Haiti
2010-2011 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellows Ramin Talaie and Jocelyn Zuckerman discuss their project of reporting on mental health issues among Haitians in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake.

May 16, 2011
Liberian Students Making History and Making a Difference in Mental Health
Dr. Janice Cooper, a native Liberian, is the Carter Center's project lead for a new mental health initiative that, in partnership with the Liberia Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, is helping the nation build a sustainable mental health care system. This spring, Dr. Cooper began training Liberia's first cadre of qualified, home-grown mental health clinicians.

May 1, 2011
Michael Biesecker: Journalism Fellow Chronicles Abuse, Fraud in North Carolina
Reporter Michael Biesecker's coverage of mental health issues began with a high-speed car chase following a robbery. In the course of Biesecker's investigation, he found that although the driver was in a psychotic state two weeks before the crime, he had been turned away from the state's psychiatric hospital.

Aug. 20, 2010
Journey to Liberia: Carter Center Staffer Reflects on Country's Mental Health Needs, New Initiative
Many Liberians suffer from trauma, depression, and other mental health issues following more than a decade of civil conflict. With only one psychiatrist in the entire country, and just a handful of nurses with mental health training, treating those who suffer from mental illnesses has been almost impossible. Jane Bigham, assistant program coordinator for the Carter Center's Mental Health Program, recently traveled to the West African country. Below, she reflects on her journey and what a new Carter Center mental health initiative will mean for the people of Liberia.

July 12, 2010
Journalism Fellow Kelly Kennedy Uncovers the Many Faces of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 
A mortuary services soldier came home angry and suicidal, having processed the dead faces and body parts of numerous service members. A well-loved first sergeant killed himself in front of his men. A platoon that had just lost several soldiers refused to go back on patrol, fearful that their rage would lead to more death.

Jan. 28, 2009
Out of Hope Springs Tulips: Jerome Lawrence
There are a lot of images that convey the spirit of the Carter Center's work around the world, but few are as unusual and exuberant as a painting of bright red tulips by local Atlanta artist Jerome Lawrence. The vibrant, cheerful painting titled "Tulips are People II," was featured on the Carter Center's 2008 holiday card. Lawrence was selected not only for his artistic skill, but also because his life of recovery with schizophrenia is a message of hope for others struggling with mental illness.

Jan. 28, 2009
Profile: Jerome Lawrence and The Carter Center Mental Health Program Picturing a Future of Recovery
Every painting by Atlanta artist Jerome Lawrence is like a window into his heart and open door into his mind, and with good reason. For Lawrence, art is not just a profession he's spent a lifetime studying and now masters, it also is a vital therapeutic tool he harnesses to battle schizophrenia.

Dec. 9, 2008
Little Progress, Many Holes in Kids' Mental Health System
Published CNN.com, Dec. 9, 2008.
As mental health advocates, policy makers, practitioners, educators and researchers gathered at the Carter Center to discuss the progress in addressing American children's mental health needs, a drama of sorts was reaching its conclusion halfway across the country.

Nov. 1, 2008
Congo Women Confide Painful Reality to Fellow
In a refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, journalist Jimmie Briggs listens via translator to a young woman describe being raped by soldiers. Briggs, an unlikely confidant as both a man and an American, is so devastated by her account he cannot continue taking notes. He begins to weep and offers to end the interview. The woman, "Madeline," refuses.

Oct. 9, 2007
In South Africa, a Journalist Finds Words for Unspeakable Tragedies
It was a recurring headline in South African newspapers: "Cop Murder-Suicide Claims Family." Dozens of sons, fathers, and husbands working in the South African Police Service had committed these crimes against their own families, but the stories of what motivated them were rarely told.

Oct. 9, 2007
Mental Health Fellow Breaks Down Stereotypes
Time and money to access voluminous public records are luxuries most reporters do not have to investigate negligence or malfeasance in the public sector.

Oct. 9, 2007
Journalism Fellowships Expand to Romania
Alex Ulmanu sometimes wonders if things could have been different.
"I had a colleague in university who was a brilliant, brilliant person and who committed suicide in her very early 20s. We learned afterward that she was suffering from schizophrenia," Ulmanu said.

May 1, 2005
Dr. Thom Bornemann: Director Sees Need to Integrate Mental Health Into Health Care System
Although the words "reduce stigma" do not appear in the name of any initiatives of the Mental Health Program Thom Bornemann directs, the concept is embodied in virtually everything the program does.