Coping 101
Started: 2021
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Coping 101 is a series of podcasts where we destigmatize mental illness from a student’s perspective. Each month, we focus on a specific topic and produce two podcasts – one with a mental health professional and one with a member of the arts community.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Current affairs
Education
Identity, relationships
Life skills, career skills
Media making
Music, art
Wellness, mental health
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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
Yes
Departments involved:
Production (TV/Radio)
Other
Partner organizations involved:
Seattle Children's HospitalCrisis Connections4 Culture Depending on the topic, we partner with other area organizations
Logo was designed by Harmony Soliel
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
General audience adults
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*General audience adults*
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast radio
Website
Podcast
Other
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
*PRXApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicSpotifyPlayerFM
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
T(w)eens are involved in station decision-making (e.g., youth advisory)
We partner with *national organizations* to host programming
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
11+ hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
1-2 hours