
Rhitu Chatterjee
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Check out the great conversation ā¦Bipartisan Policy Centerā© hosted between me and ā¦Rhitu Chatterjeeā© of ā¦NPR Health Newsā© on our mental health crisis, and ways to move forward! šš½ Former U.S. Surgeon General Discusses Mental Health | C-SPAN.org c-span.org/video/?527565-ā¦

Rose's story (below) is not unique. In my conversation w/ Rhitu Chatterjee, 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. npr.org/sections/healtā¦

A beautiful story about Indiaās intrepid women seaweed divers by Kamala Thiagarajan for NPR Goats & Soda npr.org/sections/goatsā¦

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 Rhitu Chatterjee for jumping in with me. npr.org/sections/healtā¦

A free flowing chat with Rhitu Chatterjee at NPR fed into this piece, where I build on Centre for Policy Research research to emphasise the importance of small #cities for equitable economic growth in demographically burgeoning #India npr.org/sections/goatsā¦

"'The Offbeat Sari' is really an urban story," curator Priya Khanchandani tells NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee. "It's very much about urban youth and how women in that context are reclaiming the sari as an expression of who they are." npr.org/sections/goatsā¦


When interviewing a source whoās experiencing trauma: āDonāt just take their words and say ātheyāre mine now.ā Thatās not how it should be.ā ā Naseem Miller at #sciwri23 session on Practicing trauma-informed science writing.ā


The Middle East crisis is exacerbating mental health issues, with war causing spikes in #PTSD and depression. Boston University School of Public Health's Sandro Galea warns of a looming tsunami of poor mental health in the region. WRVO News Rhitu Chatterjee spr.ly/6017umaLX


There are a variety of challenges to access #mentalhealth services. #MentalHealthMatters for clients and providers. See American Psychological Association survey. Next step: scale up prevention and #resilience interventions for all! ResilienceAcrossBorders npr.org/sections/healt⦠via Rhitu Chatterjee @npr

Two-thirds of Americans with mental health diagnoses in 2021 did not get treatment despite being insured. Two new reports by inseparable bring data on the enormous gaps in mental health coverage and offer solutions. Hereās more npr.org/sections/healtā¦



America is in the midst of a mental health crisis. But finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible. Insurers say thatās because there arenāt enough therapists. We found that's not entirely true. Here's why you can't find a therapistš§µšprojects.propublica.org/why-i-left-theā¦

I was honored to have worked with Annie Waldman & her colleagues at ProPublica for their excellent project investigating lack of access to mental health care. This segment on Weekend Edition sheds light on why itās so hard to find therapists who take insurance.

Ahead: talk-therapy make a recovery in mental health, says Rhitu Chatterjee. The historian William Dalrymple on Indiaās historic influence on our world, THE GOLDEN ROAD. And then Jennifer Higdonās new opera, based on a real art heist.