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How mental health equity can drive more meaningful change in newsrooms

Poynter · Ashley Hopkinson · last updated

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment that mental health awareness moved from private conversations in clinicians’ offices into the cultural conversation. As people began to look up and pay attention, and acknowledged mental health as an important part of overall health, a familiar truth rose to the surface — mental health cannot be separated from issues of race and equity.

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