Mental Health Matters
Mental Health Matters to Reuters.
Being a Reuters journalist can be immensely rewarding. Few media organisations offer the opportunity to cover local and global stories in a way that Reuters does across text, pictures, television, online, graphics, data and social media. But such work can also be highly stressful and expose staff and stringers to trauma. How journalists react to such stresses varies.
The cumulative effect of stress and trauma can lead to serious consequences if not recognised and addressed, according to CiC, Reuters’ 24/7 global trauma support provider and counselling service.
At Reuters, we want our journalists to have easy access to relevant information and guidance that could help them maintain good mental health, build resilience and know how to get support if needed.
This site supports Reuters journalists by:
helping them identify and understand the emotional and mental health challenges they may face during their work;
sharing expert guidance and information;
featuring personal stories from Reuters colleagues; and
showing how self-care, organizational support and social support among colleagues can enhance preparedness and resilience.
The Reuters Mental Health & Resilience Resource features guidance and information from CiC and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, as well as content from Mindarma, an Australian organisation that is helping to build the resilience of our journalists.
The image above uses the teal-coloured mental health awareness ribbon to show that Reuters believes the good mental health of our journalists is as important as their physical safety. Original design by Jackie Botts, former Reuters data journalist intern, New York. Digital artwork by Patrick Yates.