Exemplar Reporting and Opinion Pieces in WA State
Letters to the Editor
2010
Know the Facts about Mental Health, Melanie Green, January 25, 2010, The Columbian
Courage in Public, Wenatchee World, Charlene Woodward, January 16, 2010, Safety value
2009
DSHS rules stiffen for mental hospitals, Perry Wien, December 24, 2009, The Seattle Times
We Should Focus on Expanding Services, Jonathan Beard, October 31, 2009, The Seattle Times
Keeping Prejudice Alive, Perry Wien, October 14, 2009, The Seattle Times
Kalebu Case Highlights Importance of Treatment, Perry Wien, July 28, 2009, The Seattle Times
Don't Blame Mental Illness for All Violent Crimes, Jennifer Stuber, July 28, 2009, The Seattle Times
South Park Slayings: Don’t Finger Mental Illness as the Cause. July 28, 2009, The Seattle Times
Mental-health system needs adequate resources. By Jonathan Beard, Seattle Times, May 24, 2009.
Counteracting unfair stigma about violent behavior. By Jennifer Stuber, The Seattle Times, February 7, 2009.
Detach stigma associated with mental illness. By Melanie Green. The Columbian. The Columbian. February 12, 2009.
Mental Illness, Treat Perceptions Too. By Jennifer Stuber, The Seattle PI, February 12, 2009.
An issue of safety, not mental illness. By Doug Porter and Kathy Leitch, The Seattle Times, April 2, 2009.

