WHYY engages audiences, expands perspectives and empowers communities through continuous learning, truthful reporting, healthy dialogue and the amplification of diverse voices.
Grants Awarded
Behavioral Health Reporting Legacy
- Year Awarded:
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2023
- Grant Program:
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Daring Ideas
- Grant Amount:
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$120,000
By 2023, WHYY's Behavioral Health Reporting Initiative had expanded its impact well beyond the Philadelphia region, reaching national audiences through The Pulse, which was carried by more than 130 public radio stations across the United States and internationally. With continued support from the Scattergood Foundation, the initiative produced trusted, evidence-based reporting on a wide range of behavioral health topics—including anxiety, childhood adversity, addiction, and end-of-life care—helping to increase public understanding, reduce stigma, and bring critical mental health conversations to communities nationwide.
Multimedia Behavioral Health Reporting
- Year Awarded:
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2021
- Grant Program:
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Daring Ideas
- Grant Amount:
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$100,000
Building on the success of its dedicated behavioral health reporting desk, WHYY expanded the reach of its coverage through local news reporting and its nationally syndicated radio program, The Pulse. With continued support from the Scattergood Foundation, the initiative increased behavioral health reporting across broadcast, digital, and national audiences, covering timely issues such as youth mental health, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, addiction, trauma, and emerging research. By strengthening reporting capacity and leveraging additional philanthropic support, WHYY helped bring accurate, accessible behavioral health journalism to audiences throughout the Delaware Valley and across the country.
Multimedia Behavioral Health Reporting
- Year Awarded:
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2020
- Grant Program:
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Daring Ideas
- Grant Amount:
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$165,000
With longstanding support from the Scattergood Foundation, WHYY established one of the nation's only dedicated behavioral health reporting desks, producing in-depth, multimedia journalism on mental health and substance use across the Delaware Valley. Over more than a decade, the initiative generated thousands of news stories, feature reports, and interviews that elevated public understanding of behavioral health, reduced stigma, and brought greater attention to the policies, systems, and personal experiences shaping mental health in the region.
