Local Media and Stigmatizing Narratives: An Analysis of News Coverage and Perceptions of Narratives about Black Youth and Mental Health in Minneapolis.

Kristina Medero, J'Mag Karbeah, Danielle K Brown, Chloe Gansen, CeRon O Ford, Elizabeth Al, Rebekah H Nagler, Sarah E Gollust

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Kristina MederoCommunication Studies Department, Creighton University, Omaha, USA. kristinamedero@creighton.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-785X

J'Mag KarbeahDivision of Health Policy & Management in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

Danielle K BrownSchool of Journalism, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.

Chloe GansenHubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

CeRon O FordDivision of Health Policy & Management in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

Elizabeth AlDivision of Health Policy & Management in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

Rebekah H NaglerHubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

Sarah E GollustDivision of Health Policy & Management in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation #79754

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Abstract

Although Black youth have similar prevalence rates of mental health conditions compared to national averages, they notably have lower mental health service utilization compared to their non-Black counterparts and often note stigmatizing views as a driver of this inequity. In this two-phase project, we aimed to understand how news media narratives surrounding mental health impact Black youth perceptions of mental health needs and stigma concerns in Minneapolis. First, we conducted a media scan of local television news that aired on the four major networks in Minneapolis between July 1 and December 31, 2023. Of the news stories that met the relevance criteria (n = 60), only six stories were about Black youth and mental health, most of which included stigmatizing message cues. We then held four focus groups with Black youth (13-19 years old) currently living in the Minneapolis area (n = 21). The participants in focus groups reaffirmed these cues as stigmatizing and highlighted the intersectional impact of news media messages on Black youth with mental health conditions. We discuss the absence of coverage as an additional stigmatizing message cue and present practical implications for elevating community-based stories in local news coverage.

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Black youthLocal newsMental healthMisrepresentationNarrative changeStigma

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PMID42424016

DOI10.1111/j.1460-2466.1976.tb01397.x

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