Launching the Mental Resilience Program
Daily Humanity and 2402 Foundation are launching a mental resilience program aimed at providing long-term support for journalists' mental health
The Mental Resilience Program is designed to develop and integrate strategies for comprehensive mental health support for journalists working in conditions of constant risk and emotional exhaustion. The initiative aims to help media professionals overcome psychological challenges, develop healthy resilience skills, and effectively perform their professional duties despite constant stress.
Expert Council of the Mental Resilience Program
The Expert Council of the Mental Resilience Program includes recognized specialists with extensive experience in psychological support, ethical journalism, and working in armed conflict conditions. Their expertise will form the basis for creating comprehensive and effective solutions for journalists and media managers working in extreme conditions.
Lauren Walsh — Professor at New York University, expert in media literacy and ethical practices in photography. Directs the "Lost Rolls America"
project and the Gallatin Photojournalism Intensive. Specializes in conflict photography and peace journalism. Recipient of a 2023 Fulbright Specialist Award and NYU’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2017). Author of "Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter" and "Conversations on Conflict Photography". Conducts international workshops on ethical aspects of visual journalism and researches mental health among media professionals. Holds a PhD from Columbia University.
Gavin Rees — Senior Advisor for Training and Innovation at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University. Since 2022, has been leading initiatives to support journalists covering the war in Ukraine. Conducts workshops on trauma awareness and resilience for journalists. Previously worked in broadcast news, a producer in the BBC team that won an International Emmy for best documentary in 2006. Visiting scholar at Bournemouth University's Media School, former board member of the UK Psychological Trauma Society.
Hannah Storm — Consultant on journalist safety, mental health, and empathetic leadership. Founder and co-director of Headlines Network. Former CEO of the International News Safety Institute and the Ethical Journalism Network. Co-author of the first report on moral injury in media for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Expert on the intersection of gender, mental health, and safety in journalism. Author of "Mental health and wellbeing for journalists".
Maksym Yeligulashvili — Multidisciplinary specialist in social development. Since 2009, has been working as a facilitator, trainer, researcher, and conflict resolution expert. Specializes in leadership development, team building, and project management. Expert in implementing human rights-based approaches, anti-discrimination policies, and inclusivity. Has extensive experience in resolving value-based and group conflicts.
Kate Parkinson — Co-founder of Head Set Immersive studio, developer of innovative trainings for working in dangerous conditions. Recipient of the "Women in Innovation Award". Has experience reporting from conflict zones and disaster areas for leading global media outlets, including Al Jazeera and Sky News. Expert in preparing journalists for work in extreme conditions.
Maja Nenadović — Co-founder of Reflectory, expert in developing educational programs in conflict resolution, social cohesion, and civic participation. Has 18 years of experience in program development and evaluation, training, and mentoring. PhD in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam. Developer of the "Across Divides" methodology for depolarizing communication. Specializes in designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning processes in diverse peacebuilding, conflict transformation and civic engagement-based interventions. Has worked in over 40 countries as a dialogue facilitator, human rights expert, and civic education specialist. Board member of the Global Dialogue Collective.
Expert Council of the Mental Resilience Program
The Expert Council of the Mental Resilience Program includes recognized specialists with extensive experience in psychological support, ethical journalism, and working in armed conflict conditions. Their expertise will form the basis for creating comprehensive and effective solutions for journalists and media managers working in extreme conditions.
Lauren Walsh — Professor at New York University, expert in media literacy and ethical practices in photography. Directs the "Lost Rolls America"
project and the Gallatin Photojournalism Intensive. Specializes in conflict photography and peace journalism. Recipient of a 2023 Fulbright Specialist Award and NYU’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2017). Author of "Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter" and "Conversations on Conflict Photography". Conducts international workshops on ethical aspects of visual journalism and researches mental health among media professionals. Holds a PhD from Columbia University.
Gavin Rees — Senior Advisor for Training and Innovation at the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University. Since 2022, has been leading initiatives to support journalists covering the war in Ukraine. Conducts workshops on trauma awareness and resilience for journalists. Previously worked in broadcast news, a producer in the BBC team that won an International Emmy for best documentary in 2006. Visiting scholar at Bournemouth University's Media School, former board member of the UK Psychological Trauma Society.
Hannah Storm — Consultant on journalist safety, mental health, and empathetic leadership. Founder and co-director of Headlines Network. Former CEO of the International News Safety Institute and the Ethical Journalism Network. Co-author of the first report on moral injury in media for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Expert on the intersection of gender, mental health, and safety in journalism. Author of "Mental health and wellbeing for journalists".
Maksym Yeligulashvili — Multidisciplinary specialist in social development. Since 2009, has been working as a facilitator, trainer, researcher, and conflict resolution expert. Specializes in leadership development, team building, and project management. Expert in implementing human rights-based approaches, anti-discrimination policies, and inclusivity. Has extensive experience in resolving value-based and group conflicts.
Kate Parkinson — Co-founder of Head Set Immersive studio, developer of innovative trainings for working in dangerous conditions. Recipient of the "Women in Innovation Award". Has experience reporting from conflict zones and disaster areas for leading global media outlets, including Al Jazeera and Sky News. Expert in preparing journalists for work in extreme conditions.
Maja Nenadović — Co-founder of Reflectory, expert in developing educational programs in conflict resolution, social cohesion, and civic participation. Has 18 years of experience in program development and evaluation, training, and mentoring. PhD in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam. Developer of the "Across Divides" methodology for depolarizing communication. Specializes in designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning processes in diverse peacebuilding, conflict transformation and civic engagement-based interventions. Has worked in over 40 countries as a dialogue facilitator, human rights expert, and civic education specialist. Board member of the Global Dialogue Collective.
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Working intensively in the field of security and survival skills training, we've seen that mental health directly affects the decisions a person makes, whether in extreme situations or everyday work and life decisions. We believe that mental health is part of security, and skills in stress management, trauma work, and first psychological aid are essential skills for journalists and editorial offices working in war conditions.
To this end, we have created a mental resilience program and will implement it to help as many Ukrainian journalists and media managers as possible, and we will share the experience and achievements of this program with global communities, as this is a global challenge. For this purpose, we are working with the strongest experts in mental health and safety culture in media, innovators, scientists, psychologists, conflict facilitators from around the world.
To this end, we have created a mental resilience program and will implement it to help as many Ukrainian journalists and media managers as possible, and we will share the experience and achievements of this program with global communities, as this is a global challenge. For this purpose, we are working with the strongest experts in mental health and safety culture in media, innovators, scientists, psychologists, conflict facilitators from around the world.
Stay tuned for updates on the program's launch and registration opportunities on the official channels of Daily Humanity and 2402 Foundation!
If you have any questions regarding the program's activities, please contact:
Project Manager Larysa Kalik — lk@dailyhumanity.dk
Communication Manager Iryna Pryhor — ira@2402.org
Operations Manager Svitlana Musii — sm@dailyhumanity.dk
If you have any questions regarding the program's activities, please contact:
Project Manager Larysa Kalik — lk@dailyhumanity.dk
Communication Manager Iryna Pryhor — ira@2402.org
Operations Manager Svitlana Musii — sm@dailyhumanity.dk
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