Since 2021 the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative has covered the challenges facing people with mental illness and the programs and treatments designed to serve them. WMUK’s Brian O’Keefe spoke with SWMJC freelance reporter Natasha Robinson.
This conversation is part of The Science and Art of Well-being: Innovations and best practices in mental health care, a solutions-focused reporting series of the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative. The collaborative, a group of 12 regional organizations dedicated to strengthening local journalism and reporting on successful responses to social problems, launched its Mental Wellness Project in 2022 to cover mental health issues in southwest Michigan.