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Meet Christine Herman

Radio reporter Christine Herman, a 2018–19 Carter fellow, produced a series of stories for Illinois Public Media on parents who face a heartbreaking choice: giving up custody to obtain costly treatment for a child with severe mental illness. Her reporting led to changes in the law.

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    Building Hope

    Learn about The Carter Center's work to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering in over 80 countries.

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    Intern Program

    Hear from the Carter Center's first class of "virtual" interns who share how working at the Center during a pandemic helped them grow and develop professionally.

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    U.S.-China Relations

    Read Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander's keynote address at a China Program-hosted virtual discussion on preventing a modern cold war.

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    Staffers Bisa Williams and John Goodman write about the future of Mali in the wake of this month’s coup for Foreign Affairs.