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Project: A Safe Place for Troubled Teens

Alameda County's path-breaking new mental-health court seeks to help youth with psychiatric problems who have broken the law.

Lesson: Reporting Ethically on Children's Physical and Mental Health

How do you tell the stories of children or teenagers who have stigmatizing health problems without causing harm once the story is published? Laurie Udesky offers tips for reporting with sensitivity — but still getting the story.

Project: A Matter of Respect

To the Hmong, illness is often a sign that a spirit has been wronged, is seeking revenge or wants to settle a favor bestowed in the past. Laurie Udesky explores how teaching Hmong shamans more about Western medicine can help save lives.

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After Japan: Story Ideas and Resources for Covering Radiation and Health
The nuclear crisis still playing out in Japan may be happening thousands of miles away, but there... more »
posted 03/22/11
Work for free or cheap: Job and freelance opportunities of a certain kind
It's common knowledge that newspapers and other news outlets have hemorrhaged jobs. Since 2007,... more »
posted 03/09/10

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Hi Jane, Very interesting
Posted by laurieudesky | Wednesday, 2012-02-22, 13:22
Hi Jane, Very interesting article! Thanks for it, Laurie Udesky

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Project: A Safe Place for Troubled Teens

Alameda County's path-breaking new mental-health court seeks to help youth with psychiatric problems who have broken the law.

Lesson: Reporting Ethically on Children's Physical and Mental Health

How do you tell the stories of children or teenagers who have stigmatizing health problems without causing harm once the story is published? Laurie Udesky offers tips for reporting with sensitivity — but still getting the story.

Project: A Matter of Respect

To the Hmong, illness is often a sign that a spirit has been wronged, is seeking revenge or wants to settle a favor bestowed in the past. Laurie Udesky explores how teaching Hmong shamans more about Western medicine can help save lives.