Today: Club teams with Project Healthy Minds to talk about mental health for journalists

The National Press Club and Project Healthy Minds, a millennial and Gen-Z-driven non-profit, will convene two panels to discuss mental health and wellbeing in journalism on Friday, Sept. 30.  

The in-person event is free. Sign up for one or both of those sessions here

The first panel, which begins at 10 a.m., features a discussion with reporters who have witnessed traumatic events while trying to maintain an objective focus in the relentless 24/7 news cycle. 

From the COVID-19 pandemic to racial injustices to mass shootings to geopolitical and societal unrest, journalists have found themselves on the frontlines of an increasingly unstable and dangerous world while covering the news, often to the detriment of their own mental wellbeing.

The second panel will cover what's driving workplace changes from newsrooms to boardrooms related to mental health. It will explore such factors as burnout, "The Great Resignation" and the future of work, and how corporate leaders must respond to new expectations from their employees.

To see a full listing of panelists, click here. The event will be recorded for later viewing.