HEAL Fellowship

The Solutions Journalism Network is thrilled to open applications for the second class of its HEAL Fellowship for journalists reporting on, for and with young people to elevate systemic solutions promoting their mental health.

The HEAL fellowship aims to serve youth struggling with mental health issues by supporting U.S. journalists to report on and amplify solutions. Ten U.S journalists will be selected based on the strength of their project’s equity component, and how closely their project proposals align with the following four HEAL criteria.

Eligible Projects

Successful fellowship projects will:

• (H)elp spread rigorous reporting on what’s working to address mental health issues and inequities, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, racism, neglect, loneliness, food insecurity, housing instability, economic instability, and community violence, and promote thriving
• (E)xpand young audiences’ access to solutions reporting on issues affecting them by partnering with mental health influencers and local networks related to the issue area
• (A)ssess impact of solutions reporting and community engagement by collecting audience engagement metrics and anecdotes
• (L)earn and teach others how to report on and amplify youth mental health solutions journalism, by creating training materials and becoming certified SJ trainers (ToT)

Benefits

• Deep connections with a tight-knit community of solutions journalism fellows from around the world, who will serve as lasting sources of accountability, problem-solving and encouragement during and beyond the yearlong fellowship;
• Access to exclusive professional development sessions from SJN staff and external partners on storytelling, engagement, fundraising, equity and more.
• An honorarium of up to $5,000, proportional to the scope of the fellow’s project.

How to apply

The application deadline for this fellowship is October 8, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.