Thrilled to have spent part of the week learning about covering mental health in the workplace in D.C. and excited to use and develop these new skills in Alabama. Thanks to the National Press Foundation for the opportunity!

.National Press Foundation Future of the American Child Charlotte fellow Alia Wong has produced a terrific feature about America's broken #childcare system for USA TODAY. #NPFfellows #childwelfare #childwellbeing usatoday.com/story/news/edu…

'Don't overwhelm the overwhelmed.' Great advice from judithwarner on #mentalhealth reporting. Any 'resources' included in articles about mental illness should be very specific and actually helpful, not clunky governmental websites, she said during National Press Foundation's training.

Incredibly honored to be recognized for our The Seattle Times mental health reporting.

Thank you so much to National Press Foundation and the Mattingly family for our award. Thanks to Diana Samuels for ALL her support + congrats Hannah Furfaro Lauren Frohne Jennifer Luxton 💜

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What are the mentally healthiest companies doing to support their employees? Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides National Press Foundation fellows with some case studies. #NPFfellows The Luv u Project #Mentalhealthawareness #workplacementalhealth

#HappeningNow : The National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellowship begins with a stirring reminder from The Luv u Project founder Richard Mattingly - “Mental health challenges affect us all.” #NPFfellows #mentalhealthawareness

Journalists, resilience is like a spare tire in your car, said psychologist Dr. Gretchen Schmelzer: “You should have one … but you shouldn’t be driving around on the donut all the time.” How to not over rely on resilience this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth : nationalpress.org/topic/mental-h…

Community media journalists know what their readers need, in ways mainstream newsrooms don't capture. Mythili Sampathkumar and Jehangir Khattak of Center for Community Media told #NPFWidening Fellows how that will be important during the #2024elections . nationalpress.org/topic/local-ne…

'You’ll never understand what goes on here unless you get that web of sources,' said NPR Pentagon Reporter Tom Bowman. nationalpress.org/topic/pentagon…

Congrats, Wendi C. Thomas on your career move — one you spoke about to #NPFWidening Fellows in '22! 'I am literally actively looking for 'Who is the person that, in three years, can run MLK50 so I can step aside and go back to reporting?'' You did that!👏 nationalpress.org/topic/mlk50-ju…

“We need more people that have diverse experiences, different backgrounds, different cultures... different parts of the country, different religions” in political journalism, said Toluse Olorunnipa, The Washington Post White House Bureau Chief. nationalpress.org/topic/toluse-o…

During #NationalFosterCareMonth 2024, read the National Press Foundation takeaways from the Future of the American Child fellowship program in Cleveland here --> nationalpress.org/topic/foster-c…

Glad NPF Paul Miller fellow Aneri Pattani's important work is getting the spotlight on Last Week Tonight!

In recognition of Mother’s Day, this story looks at the challenges of being a mother w/ minor children while serving in the Legislature and why moms are gaining visibility at the state Capitol but remain underrepresented.

H/t to National Press Foundation for informing and inspiring this story.

“I don’t see it as a ‘Oh, Republicans are so much more family friendly, or Democrats,’” said Rep. Stacey Evans. “I see it as a sign of the times … We’re getting more used to women in the workplace, and the Legislature is a workplace.” #gapol

A National Press Foundation fellowship for Nancy Lavin led to a News from the States collaboration on the challenges facing mom lawmakers ahead of #MothersDay . Here’s our Rhode Island Current installment.