Rhitu Chatterjee

@RhituC

Mental health reporter Previously at . RTs not endorsements.

Washington, DC
Joined November 2009
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    Mar 31

    Nurse Michael Odell died at a time when most healthcare workers are struggling with psychiatric symptoms. My story about the work his closest friends are doing to better support other vulnerable colleagues. More 👇

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    Apr 4

    The Biden Admin on Tuesday is expected to announce a fix to the "family glitch," paving the way for more people to become eligible for premium subsidies. We estimate 5.1 million people likely have been shut out of financial assistance.

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    Apr 3

    "It's only a matter of time before this happens to another nurse," Following the death of their friend, these nurses are getting together to offer peer support to fellow nurses. for

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  4. Mar 31

    If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.

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  5. Mar 31

    Thanks to & others involved with for sharing your trauma, grief and efforts with this project. And to for connecting me with them & for providing a bigger context for this story.

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    Mar 17

    1/ College Podcast Challenge hopefuls, meet your phenomenal judges! Your fate is in their hands now… 🧵

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    Mar 14

    : Following ’ State of the Union address, Dr. Tami Benton, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at , discussed the increased momentum to address the with . Catch up here:

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  8. Mar 10

    Money worries, the war in Ukraine are among the top things stressing Americans out, a/c to a new report by the My story about the findings, with thoughts from

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  9. Mar 7

    Why advances in mental health research has failed to help people with serious mental illnesses and how we can change that. Listen to my conversation with on the latest episode of

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    Mar 4

    One of the things I struggled with was trying to understand the gap between our scientific progress and public health failure. I sat down with of to chat about my journey to find the answers to addressing the country's crisis.

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    Feb 5

    People always think Boston is a super progressive city😬. Racism & resistance to equity exists everywhere "It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home."

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    Feb 6

    Over 200,000 residents and staff of nursing homes and other long term care facilities have died from COVID-19. And many of these facilities are facing severe staffing shortages. Listen to the experiences of those on the frontline here, from :

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    Jan 21

    Our President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan recently spoke with about the challenges nursing homes continue to face: "We know from the beginning of this pandemic that that's the population that was most at risk and that hasn't changed."

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  14. Jan 19

    Hi I'm a reporter w and trying to reach someone in your media team for a story I'm working on. Please DM me on the best way to connect. Thanks!

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    Jan 14
    Replying to and

    (Just a reminder that many companies have access to Employee Assistance Programs that can provide some counseling - don’t hesitate to use them)

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  16. Jan 14

    My episode on how to deal w continues to be relevant. Thanks for including it in this mental health reset playlist. And thx to for their expertise!

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    Jan 12

    This poignant article from 's reports that: "Schools across the country are overwhelmed with K-12 students struggling with mental health problems, according to school staff, pediatricians and mental health care workers."

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  18. Jan 11

    Hi I'm a journalist with Trying to reach you for a story about the pressures long-term care facilities during the pandemic. Please DM me if you're available. Thanks!

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    Jan 11

    Yesterday VMAP medical director spoke with for All Things Considered. Listen as she weighs in on the current COVID surge and the effect it is having on children's learning and mental health.

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    Jan 10

    Thanks to for speaking with me for this segment with about the impact of the pandemic--and our responses to it--on children.

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