How does Global Press support the wellness of its global team?

Journalists, on average, experience higher levels of stress and anxiety than most other professions. Yet mental health conversations are still taboo in the news industry, and mental health resources are limited in most Global Press coverage communities. But at Global Press we work to normalize conversations about mental health in newsrooms. Based on our team member’s role and location, Global Press offers a suite of wellness services. Across the world, reporters have access to the Global Press Wellness Network, made up of mental health and wellness professionals who are selected and vetted by Global Press and offer their services in every local language. Reporters access the services through a confidential system that matches them with a counselor and provides them with free and unlimited sessions. Full-time, U.S.-based team members have access to a platinum PPO plan that offers robust mental health support. In addition, Global Press pays for all team members to access counseling through Talkspace, which includes two live sessions with a counselor each month and unlimited messaging with a counselor between sessions. Members of our regional editorial teams who are based around the world and members of the Global Press Accuracy Network (fact checkers, copy editors, translators and interpreters) also have access to Talkspace, including the same live counseling and messaging plan. Every team member also has access to robust psychoeducation and wellness resources. The Global Press Wellness Network hosts quarterly workshops for all team members on key topics specific to the challenges of our work, such as moral injury and secondary trauma. These live workshops are available in six languages quarterly. Team members also have access to a wide range of courses, workshops, meditation and other wellness services via Talkspace.

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