Solutions Journalism Network
Responses to problems are newsworthy
The Solutions Journalism Network is leading a global shift in journalism focused on advancing rigorous reporting about how people are trying to solve problems and what we can learn from their successes and failures.
Medicinal Media is a proud 2026 HEAL Fellow covering youth mental health with three articles, a short documentary, and a community engagement event all rolling out this year. SJN has also inspired us to infuse their framework into more of our content over time.
Articles by Tariq Lawal, Keelin Everly-Lang, Summer Tao, and Jessi Cape
Series illustrations by Jon McCormack
Written by Tariq Lawal — Diana Award recipient and youth advocate recognized by UNICEF and National Geographic. In this article, Tariq investigates digital peer support that meets young people online and the growing shift from content that amplifies anxiety to content that amplifies solutions.
Tariq also wrote Climate optimism from the perspective of a teenager for Medicinal Media in 2025.
Students thrive when schools prioritize support
Written by Keelin Everly-Lang, this piece features Dr. David Lewis on the lasting value of fostering belonging and safety at a Washington State elementary school.
COMING SOON:
Creative arts can fill the gap between crisis and care
Written by Summer Tao and our Managing Editor Jessi Cape, this article spans the full prevention-to-rehabilitation spectrum — from the Arts for Healing and Justice Network's Connected Roots Creative Healing pilot, to arts programs serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, and more.
For our upcoming short documentary, we filmed the final session of the Connected Roots pilot at Alliance Morgan McKenzie High School in East Los Angeles to hear from families about the experience and impact.
