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Huffington Post’s series on mental health in the newsroom

A Mental-Health Epidemic In The Newsroom

It’s Not Just War Reporters: How Viewing Graphic Content Secondhand Can Lead To Mental Health Issues In Journalists

This one in particular is important: just as there’s a sense of “why should I feel like this when nothing happened to me?” there’s a sense in journalism of, “well, I sit behind a desk while they are in the streets” or “others have seen way worse than I have.”



How Newsrooms Are Changing — And Putting Employee Happiness First

Mac McClelland Says Journalists Need To Talk About Trauma

Other stuff

Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin: Trauma and Journalists



Center for Health Journalism at USC Annenberg: For reporters covering stressful assignments, self-care is crucial

University of Washington: Self-Care for Journalists



Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma

New research details full impact of graphic images on newsrooms – and how to cope



Witnessing images of extreme violence: a psychological study of journalists in the newsroom

“I wrote an essay about working overnights.” by @PeterNickeas

“Three Years of Overnights: Violence convulses the city after dark. Reporting on it leaves its own scars.” by @PeterNickeas

BBC: Trauma in journalism: What every freelancer at risk needs to know

Trauma Journalism: On Deadline in Harm’s Way



Trauma In Journalism: What Every Freelancer At Risk Needs to Know

US Dept of Veterans Affairs: Journalists and PTSD



New Links

5 Self-Care Practices Black People Can Use While Coping With Trauma



You don’t need to witness a terror attack for it to affect your mental health. Here’s what psychologists observed

In an industry that valorizes overwork and toxic coping strategies, we can model something different

Hope these help. They’ve helped me.

The Chicago RedEye’s Friday cover the week of the Boston Bombings, April 2013.