1922-2023
Norman Lear
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One Last Trip
Hollywood, Health & Society and EndWell co-hosted this online discussion delving into the use of psychedelics to ease the end of life experience. It featured author Michael Pollen, TV producer DJ Nash and Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider.
Plastics Pollution on TV
Dana Weinstein, project specialist for our Media Impact Project, and one of our lead researchers on plastics pollution depictions on TV, discusses our relationship to plastics in this conversation on NPR.
Mental Health on Television
We worked with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios to understand the impact of mental health depictions in entertainment. We found that quality and nuanced TV storylines can destigmatize mental health treatment and promote help seeking.
“This is Us” and Caregiving
Our study with Caring Across Generations found that the final season of NBC’s This is Us influenced audience attitudes on caregiving issues. From universal challenges to policy support, the storyline had an impact on viewers' beliefs & actions.