2008 Media Awards Highlights
The media play a vital role in educating Americans about the importance of mental health and the reality of mental illnesses. Accurate and responsible coverage demonstrates to the public how mental health affects each person's life and the nation as a whole. Original, thought-provoking journalism and entertainment not only help raise general awareness and shape public opinion, but help all people live mentally healthier lives.
Each year, Mental Health America honors professional and student journalists who excel in their reporting and portrayal of mental health issues. A volunteer judging panel, representing such reputable media outlets as Nation's Health, National Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Voice of America, and CNN selected this year's 12 winning entries for their outstanding quality, educational value and creativity in addressing timely mental health topics.
Awards were presented June 7th, at Mental Health America's 2008 Annual Confererence featuring the Inaugural Promotion and Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C. Winners and links to the award-winning stories are below.
The 2009 Mental Health Media Awards program will honor reporting and portrayal of mental health issues in news and feature stories, on the national, state, local and student levels and in print and broadcast media. Nomination guides will be distributed in early 2009. To sign up for our awards mailing list, please email mailto:jhalal@mentalhealthamerica.net.
Local Television
Anne Marie Tiernon
WTHR (Indianapolis, IN)
"Help Me, I'm Dying"
Watch "Help Me, I'm Dying" Part 1 of 2
Watch "Help Me, I'm Dying" Part 2 of 2
National Television
Susan Berger Sabreen, Rich Sabreen, Anja Baron and A. Thomas Tebbens
Keeping Kids Healthy and Rich Sabreen Enterprises
"Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia - A Life Interrupted"
Watch "Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia - A Life Interrupted"
Local Radio
Arun Venugopal
WNYC (New York, NY)
“Cities Embrace New Ways to Handle Confrontations
Between Cops and the Mentally Ill"
Listen to “Cities Embrace New Ways to Handle Confrontations Between Cops and the Mentally Ill"
Advice Columns
Christine Stapleton
The Palm Beach Post
“Kicking Depression” Weekly Column
Read "Kicking Depression: Antidepressants not 'happy pills'"
Read "Kicking Depression: Assorted self-medications never work, in the end"
Read "Kicking Depression: The push for insurance parity"
Read "Kicking Depression: Prejudice threatens dual-diagnosed"
Read "Kicking Depression: Loneliness, depression and aging"
Local/Regional Magazines
Jenny B. Davis and Shelley Hawes Pate
Dallas Child
"Diagnosing Joey: Unraveling the Mysteries of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder"
Read "Diagnosing Joey: Unraveling the Mysteries of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder"
National Magazines
David France
Ladies' Home Journal
“Broken Promise”
Read "Broken Promise"
Newspapers with a Circulation Below 100,000
Mary K. Reinhart and Patti Epler
East Valley Tribune (Phoenix, AZ)
“Pam's Story”
Read "Pam's Story: 'Mom, let's kill ourselves'"
Read "Pam's Story: Dad foils suicide pact"
Read "Pam's Story: Child abuse case builds"
Read "Pam's Story: Indictment shakes resolve"
Read "Pam's Story: Finding a new purpose"
Read "Pam's Story: 'You don’t throw people away’"
Newspapers with a Circulation Above 100,000
Alan Judd and Andy Miller
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Hidden Shame” Series
Read “Hidden Shame: 5 years, 115 patients dead who might have lived -- and Sarah Crider was one"
Read “Hidden Shame: Mark Miller pleaded for help. What he got at the hospital: Neglect"
Read “Hidden Shame: Georgia's mental hospitals: Volatile environment also threatens staff"
Read “Hidden Shame: A fatal struggle -- but no punishment"
Read “Hidden Shame: Lax security, easy escape, tragic ending"
Read “Hidden Shame: Psychiatric patients are vulnerable when state shunts them to inns, shelters, streets"
Student Journalism
Jennifer Whitney
Columbia Missourian/Associated Press
“Looking for a Way Home”
Read "Looking for a Way Home"
Photo Essays
Robert Gauthier
Los Angeles Times
“Breakdown: A Family's Struggle with Mental Illness”
View “Breakdown: A Family's Struggle with Mental Illness”
National Reporting
Joshua Kors
The Nation
Series on the "Personality Disorder" Scandal
Read "Thanks For Nothing: How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits"
Read "Specialist Town Takes His Case to Washington"
Timely Coverage of a Mental Health Issue
Elizabeth Bernstein and John Blanton
The Wall Street Journal
“The Price of Privacy” Series
Read "The Price of Privacy: After a Suicide, Privacy on Trial"
Read "The Price of Privacy: Colleges' Culture of Privacy Often Overshadows Safety"
Read "The Price of Privacy: A Mother Takes On MIT"
Read "The Price of Privacy: Families Grapple With Student Privacy"
Read "The Price of Privacy: Bucking Privacy Concerns, Cornell Acts as Watchdog"
For More Information:
For more information, contact your local Mental Health America affiliate or the national Mental Health America office.
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