Promoting the physical
and psychological health
of journalists in Canada and abroad.

 
 

  • Dart Center, CBC News and Forum launch online toolkit helping journalists, newsrooms and educators cover trauma, violence and disaster

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  • Safety/HEFAT bursaries for freelancers now available year-round

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  • Trauma Assistance Fund for Freelancers

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MINDSET

Reporting on Mental Health

Canada's only journalist-to-journalist guides for mental health reporting, Mindset and its French counterpart En-Tête are now in their third editions, with more than 12,000 copies distributed to newsrooms and journalism classrooms. Available free of charge as booklets or as downloadable PDFs. Encouraging public-interest journalism that makes a difference while minimizing incidental harm.

More Events and Resources

  • New Mindset podcast: "Moral injury and moral courage"

    A conversation between journalist/filmmaker Michelle Shephard and Dr. Anthony Feinstein at this year’s CAJ annual national conference. This joins Judy Jackson’s podcast “Injured Minds” about reporting on the mental health of military veterans.

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  • Taking Care: 2024 Industry Discussions on Well-Being

    Includes sessions on: how to build trauma awareness in j-schools and newsrooms; managing difficult stories when tragedy strikes; building peer support in newsrooms; managing the challenges of freelance work; and fostering inclusion in newsrooms

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  • Dart Center’s Style Guide for Trauma-informed journalism

    This guide is designed as a quick, authoritative reference for reporters, editors and producers working on tight deadlines.

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  • Recommendations for working with local journalists/fixers: Global Reporting Centre

    Guide available in downloadable PDF.

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  • "When All Else Fails: INSI first aid guide for journalists in a war zone"

    Available in both Arabic and English

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  • "Forced Change: Talking trauma - how journalism educators are finding new ways to teach an age-old topic"

    PODCAST featuring Matthew Pearson, Saran Barforoush, Duncan McCue and Kelly Roche

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  • Guide by @HeadlinesNet for individuals and newsrooms on vicarious trauma

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  • Guide to reporting on veterans' mental health - new podcast and resources on our Mindset website

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  • Resources for journalists on covering female genital mutilation/cutting in Canada

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