Rhitu Chatterjee
@RhituC
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Mental health correspondent @NPRHealth Previously at @NPRFood @pritheworld. RTs not endorsements.
Washington, DC
Joined November 2009
This is the most personal (and the most uplifting) piece I've written in a while. Read or listen to add some joy to your day. I'm dedicating this to people who became parents in the pandemic. @NPRHealth @NPR
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The days might seem long, but the years go by quickly, friends warned when my son was born. I wanted to savor each precious memory, but how? Living on "toddler time," showed me the way.
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Ahead: talk-therapy make a recovery in mental health, says @RhituC. The historian William Dalrymple on India’s historic influence on our world, THE GOLDEN ROAD. And then Jennifer Higdon’s new opera, based on a real art heist.
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I was honored to have worked with @AnnieWaldman & her colleagues at ProPublica for their excellent project investigating lack of access to mental health care. This segment on @NPRWeekend sheds light on why it’s so hard to find therapists who take insurance.
And you can hear directly from several of the therapists we spoke with on @NPR's Weekend Edition, in this richly reported segment from @RhituC + @ayesharascoe
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America is in the midst of a mental health crisis. But finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible. Insurers say that’s because there aren’t enough therapists. We found that's not entirely true. Here's why you can't find a therapist🧵👇 https://t.co/pFGThgI6q9
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Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made...
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Echoing @LizSzabo Thanks to Liz Seeger & @NaseemMiller for inviting me to be on this panel. Great discussion & learned so much from my fellow panelists and the ambitious projects of the health journalism fellows!
Thanks to Liz Seegert for inviting me to speak to a group of outstanding reporters today at the Journalism & Women Symposium's Health Journalism Fellowship. Go @womenjournos! So great to finally meet Liz, @barav @RhituC and @jessiehellmann in person.
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Hey y'all! I am excited to announce that I am offering workshops for scientists interested in improving their communication skills. These workshops are developed in collaboration with #scicomm researchers and experts to ensure they are evidence-based and practical.
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Two-thirds of Americans with mental health diagnoses in 2021 did not get treatment despite being insured. Two new reports by @IAmInseparable bring data on the enormous gaps in mental health coverage and offer solutions. Here’s more
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Many Americans are diagnosed with mental health conditions, but most don't get professional help, even if they're insured. Obstacles include difficulties finding providers their plan covers.
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There are a variety of challenges to access #mentalhealth services. #MentalHealthMatters for clients and providers. See @APA survey. Next step: scale up prevention and #resilience interventions for all! @ResilienceXBdrs
https://t.co/IMk6sFv8Kp via @RhituC @npr
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More than half say they're not taking new patients, in a new survey. They report their existing patients need more attention for complex problems, and many keep months-long waitlists.
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1. 🧵 Hello! If you are a journalist and your timeline is full of war / layoffs and you’re stressed out of your mind, here are a few things you can do to help yourself:
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“We have interventions, we have treatments. We also have ways to prevent suicide by helping develop resilience and coping skills at early ages," shares Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman, our SVP of Research, in an interview with @NPR’s @RhituC.
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Provisional data from 2022 showed a bright spot in the trend of rising suicides in the U.S.
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The Middle East crisis is exacerbating mental health issues, with war causing spikes in #PTSD and depression. @BUSPH's @sandrogalea warns of a looming tsunami of poor mental health in the region. @WRVOnews @RhituC
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The Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to leave people in the region struggling with trauma-related mental health symptoms for a long time to come.
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“It’s becoming impossible to report from Gaza … Journalists are trying to report the news while fleeing for their lives” This story includes the invaluable perspective of my NPR colleagues. https://t.co/iTyNhkw6KS
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In Gaza, electrical and internet outages are making it hard for journalists to do their job — while many are also struggling to evacuate their own families.
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When interviewing a source who’s experiencing trauma: “Don’t just take their words and say ‘they’re mine now.’ That’s not how it should be.” — @NaseemMiller at #sciwri23 session on Practicing trauma-informed science writing.”
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My friend and co-worker Brian Jarboe and his family have suffered a big blow. If you've ever heard a segment on one of NPR big shows that moved you - Brian had a lot to do with it. If you can contribute even a little, we'd so appreciate it. https://t.co/pmFaRUG9V3
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Dear friends, family, and community members, We're reaching out to you with a heartfelt re… Tammie Nelson needs your support for Team Brian: Keep Playing!
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"'The Offbeat Sari' is really an urban story," curator @Hiyapriya tells @NPR's @RhituC. "It's very much about urban youth and how women in that context are reclaiming the sari as an expression of who they are." https://t.co/SPmhifSRD7
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NPR correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee visited a hit London museum show called "The Offbeat Sari." It showed her how the garment has changed — and made her reflect on what the sari means to her.
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A free flowing chat with @RhituC at @NPR fed into this piece, where I build on @CPR_India research to emphasise the importance of small #cities for equitable economic growth in demographically burgeoning #India
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Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.486 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom.
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One thing I love to do in journalism is return to people. The end of the public health emergency had me thinking of many people I've spoken to over the last few years. Thankful to @Pien_Huang and @RhituC for jumping in with me.
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NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.
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A beautiful story about India’s intrepid women seaweed divers by @Kamal_t for @NPRGoatsandSoda
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In goggles and flipflops, they dive to harvest seaweed. It's risky work. They'll earn $3 to $6 a day. Now climate change and environmental rules make it harder to pursue the traditional profession.
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I love journalism, and journalists. But I’m burned out from the media industry itself.
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Rose's story (below) is not unique. In my conversation w/ @RhituC, @NPR, I say insurers denying #mentalhealth care "goes back to a long history of discriminating against mental illnesses." We must insist that insurers follow federal & state #parity laws.
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Despite laws that say mental health care should be paid for on a par with other medical care, health insurance stopped covering the care a suicidal teen needed before she was stable.
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Check out the great conversation @BPC_Bipartisan hosted between me and @RhituC of @NPRHealth on our mental health crisis, and ways to move forward! 👇🏽 Former U.S. Surgeon General Discusses Mental Health | https://t.co/cX2sIWOBUC
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