Qatar

As part of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program, in partnership with the Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), began awarding fellowships to journalists in Qatar in 2016.

Impact

Equipped journalists with tools to report on mental health issues more effectively in their communities

Active

Mental Health and Caregiving

How It Started

In 1997, the fellowship program was created to provide stipends and expert training to journalists who report on topics related to mental health or mental illnesses. In 2016, the program expanded to Qatar.

Our Work and Methods

Journalists from Qatar travel to Atlanta to receive training and guidance on projects from experts and other fellows. Their participation is a result of a partnership with the Qatar Foundation’s WISH initiative.

The goals are:

To increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information
To develop a broad cohort of better-informed journalists who can report on behavioral health more effectively across multiple platforms

Impacts

Journalists from Qatar have taken what they learned back to their communities to report accurately and effectively on mental health
Erasing stigma and discrimination helps to increase opportunities