Jessica Bari
@jessicabari.bsky.social
Journalist covering mental health for Call to Mind (MPR News & American Public Media). Public Radio. Fitness. Music. Extrovert. Traveler. Minneapolis & Brooklyn are both considered home.
https://www.calltomindnow.org/broadcast-specials
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Jessica Bari
@jessicabari.bsky.social
· Dec 11
👋🏽 new followers on @bsky.app. Jessica Bari here. I head up Call to Mind, American Public Media & @mprnews.org mental health initiative. We release broadcast specials to public radio stations with the goal to foster new conversations about mental health. Talking about mental health? Let’s connect!
Documented & undocumented folks have so much to think about if they are victims of domestic violence. Will they overlap w/ ICE if they report or need medical services? Will they be deported back to their abuser? If they live w/ their abuser in the US - is their choice btwn deportation or abuse? 💔
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has made domestic abuse victims lacking permanent legal status even more fearful to report abuse to authorities, their advocates say. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
ICE Crackdown Heightens Barriers for Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims - KFF Health News
Immigrant victims of domestic violence have long encountered hurdles when seeking help from police and courts. The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has made victims without legal status ev...
kffhealthnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Documented & undocumented folks have so much to think about if they are victims of domestic violence. Will they overlap w/ ICE if they report or need medical services? Will they be deported back to their abuser? If they live w/ their abuser in the US - is their choice btwn deportation or abuse? 💔
On Veterans Day, I'm sharing an episode of Call to Mind - Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service. I learned a lot while working on this show. The experiences of combat & non-combat duty can significantly affect wellbeing. We hear some powerful stories.
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service — Call To Mind
Mental illness is the leading cause of hospitalization for America’s military service members. Anxiety conditions and post-traumatic stress disorders lead the list of diagnoses.
www.calltomindnow.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On Veterans Day, I'm sharing an episode of Call to Mind - Silent Battles: Mental Health & Military Service. I learned a lot while working on this show. The experiences of combat & non-combat duty can significantly affect wellbeing. We hear some powerful stories.
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
www.calltomindnow.org/silent-battl...
Public media job alerts -- Minnesota Public Radio/APM is hiring for a number of roles including senior editor positions in the MPR newsroom. There are so many amazing journalists out there looking for jobs... check out these opportunities!
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November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Public media job alerts -- Minnesota Public Radio/APM is hiring for a number of roles including senior editor positions in the MPR newsroom. There are so many amazing journalists out there looking for jobs... check out these opportunities!
apmgcareers.org/jobs
apmgcareers.org/jobs
Cities where police, community orgs, & social services work together = less violent crime. Last summer the city of Camden hosted events w the police dept & had a homicide-free summer. An example that creating healthy communities is best for wellbeing & safety.
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11...
What Camden’s homicide-free summer reveals about community safety and health outcomes
Camden, N.J., recorded no homicides this summer. The milestone is a good starting point for reporters covering gun violence solutions.
healthjournalism.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Cities where police, community orgs, & social services work together = less violent crime. Last summer the city of Camden hosted events w the police dept & had a homicide-free summer. An example that creating healthy communities is best for wellbeing & safety.
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11...
Annually the Stress in America report dives into what's stressing out people in the US. This year revealed more loneliness but with a twist that societal divisions are contributing to isolation and lack of connections. Lots to learn about from this year's findings.
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
www.apa.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Annually the Stress in America report dives into what's stressing out people in the US. This year revealed more loneliness but with a twist that societal divisions are contributing to isolation and lack of connections. Lots to learn about from this year's findings.
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
www.apa.org/pubs/reports...
More than 20% of adults in the US get their news from online influencers. It's most common among younger adults, but cuts across age groups. Least favorite finding - entertainment value (...in news) is one of the biggest reasons people turn to news influencers.
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...
News Influencers Fact Sheet
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
www.pewresearch.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
More than 20% of adults in the US get their news from online influencers. It's most common among younger adults, but cuts across age groups. Least favorite finding - entertainment value (...in news) is one of the biggest reasons people turn to news influencers.
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...
www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...
Bleh. COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally. Here’s What We Know @sciam.bsky.social.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally. Here’s What We Know
Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say
www.scientificamerican.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Bleh. COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally. Here’s What We Know @sciam.bsky.social.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
Really interesting take that Mamdani's mayoral run gave people hope and connection.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Really interesting take that Mamdani's mayoral run gave people hope and connection.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
I look forward to meeting Marcus Schmit, the new executive director of NAMI-MN.
www.startribune.com/national-all...
www.startribune.com/national-all...
Burcum: Minnesota’s top mental health group gets an empathetic new leader
Marcus Schmit has taken over for longtime leader Sue Abderholden. His energy, passion and Minnesota connections will continue the organization’s vigorous advocacy, Jill Burcum writes.
www.startribune.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I look forward to meeting Marcus Schmit, the new executive director of NAMI-MN.
www.startribune.com/national-all...
www.startribune.com/national-all...
Appreciate when people think about gun violence as a public health issue vs a crime issue. Since 2000 there’ve been 800,000 deaths from gun violence in the US and about 60% of firearm deaths are suicides. A new report lays out solutions anchored in prevention.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Appreciate when people think about gun violence as a public health issue vs a crime issue. Since 2000 there’ve been 800,000 deaths from gun violence in the US and about 60% of firearm deaths are suicides. A new report lays out solutions anchored in prevention.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Will ask "What is working to prevent violence or support young people? What could schools and officials be doing better?" Bravo and thank you to @chalkbeat.org & @nytimes.com #Headway for this much needed and promising initiative:
Developed with The New York Times’s Headway Initiative, Chalkbeat Philly is launching a new project to report on gun violence through the prism of schools and education.
How Chalkbeat Philadelphia is covering gun violence and education
Developed with The New York Times’s Headway Initiative, Chalkbeat Philly is launching a new project to report on gun violence through the prism of schools and education.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Will ask "What is working to prevent violence or support young people? What could schools and officials be doing better?" Bravo and thank you to @chalkbeat.org & @nytimes.com #Headway for this much needed and promising initiative:
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The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year.
Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
The Nation’s Largest Food Aid Program Is About To See Cuts. Here’s What You Should Know. - KFF Health News
The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year. Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts.
kffhealthnews.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The federal government is making sweeping changes to SNAP, the program that helped feed about 42 million people in the U.S. last year.
Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Here’s a breakdown of the changes to come and potential impacts ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Read this last night...can't stop thinking about it. Emily Baumgaertner Nunn @nytimes.com reported an incredible & painful story about the pipeline btwn foster care & sex trafficking. I admire her conviction to ONLY report if she could amplify a girl's experience.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Read this last night...can't stop thinking about it. Emily Baumgaertner Nunn @nytimes.com reported an incredible & painful story about the pipeline btwn foster care & sex trafficking. I admire her conviction to ONLY report if she could amplify a girl's experience.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...
Pausing (and ultimately ending) food assistance programs like SNAP reaches so far. I hadn't thought about refugees in this country and how hard they'll be hit. Appreciate Renuka Rayasam at @kffhealthnews.org for this profile.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Refugees Will Be Among the First To Lose Food Stamps Under Federal Changes - KFF Health News
Under the budget law that Republicans call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty, and a struggle for survival — a sign of ...
kffhealthnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Pausing (and ultimately ending) food assistance programs like SNAP reaches so far. I hadn't thought about refugees in this country and how hard they'll be hit. Appreciate Renuka Rayasam at @kffhealthnews.org for this profile.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
40-yrs ago today Eleanor Bumpurs was killed during an eviction. She was a Black woman with a history of mental health crises, killed by police with seemingly little training. This story could have happened today. Decades of badly handled mental health emergencies. theconversation.com/more-than-40...
More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername
The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
40-yrs ago today Eleanor Bumpurs was killed during an eviction. She was a Black woman with a history of mental health crises, killed by police with seemingly little training. This story could have happened today. Decades of badly handled mental health emergencies. theconversation.com/more-than-40...
I'm tuned into the Minneapolis Mayoral Debate hosted by @mprnews.org & @startribune.com. It's live right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgo6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgo6...
Minneapolis Mayoral Debate 2025 - Jacob Frey, Omar Fateh, Jazz Hampton and DeWayne Davis
YouTube video by MPR News
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October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm tuned into the Minneapolis Mayoral Debate hosted by @mprnews.org & @startribune.com. It's live right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgo6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgo6...
This is a beautiful (and slightly terrifying) essay. A good reminder good health is a gift...
“When one is unwell, it becomes even more apparent that what matters most is love, and the rest is largely noise.” Lucinda Rosenfeld writes about the resurgence of her multiple sclerosis.
On My Last Leg
An illness returns after a quarter century.
www.newyorker.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is a beautiful (and slightly terrifying) essay. A good reminder good health is a gift...
Flu shot ✅, covid vaccine ✅, annual mamm ✅, another annual appointment I hate ✅… today I made time to take care of myself and I’m thankful I have health insurance and PTO through my job.
October 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Flu shot ✅, covid vaccine ✅, annual mamm ✅, another annual appointment I hate ✅… today I made time to take care of myself and I’m thankful I have health insurance and PTO through my job.
Spoke to a psychologist who studies workplaces and learned most people spend 1/3 of their waking hours working... and many more hrs talking and thinking about work. Gah. That's. a. lot.
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Spoke to a psychologist who studies workplaces and learned most people spend 1/3 of their waking hours working... and many more hrs talking and thinking about work. Gah. That's. a. lot.
A Minnesota power house retires this week. Sue Abderholden from NAMI MN has been a leading voices for mental health awareness, care access & policy change. Today at 9AMCT @catharinerichert.bsky.social hosts Sue on @mprnews.org. Tune in to 91.1 FM or online: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Sue Abderholden retires after two decades shaping mental health advocacy and leading NAMI Minnesota
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with Sue Abderholden who retires this week after a long career shaping public policies that improve the lives of people with...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A Minnesota power house retires this week. Sue Abderholden from NAMI MN has been a leading voices for mental health awareness, care access & policy change. Today at 9AMCT @catharinerichert.bsky.social hosts Sue on @mprnews.org. Tune in to 91.1 FM or online: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
I'm starting Indigenous Peoples Day learning from my @mprnews.org colleagues from the Native News team. From 9 - 10amCT they'll discuss how they report on Minnesota’s Native communities and tribal nations. Tune in right now to 91.1 FM or stream online.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with MPR's Native News team
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News guest host Leah Lemm celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day with reporters who are part of our Native News team. They’ll talk about how they cover Native communities...
www.mprnews.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm starting Indigenous Peoples Day learning from my @mprnews.org colleagues from the Native News team. From 9 - 10amCT they'll discuss how they report on Minnesota’s Native communities and tribal nations. Tune in right now to 91.1 FM or stream online.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
MPR / APM / Marketplace have fantastic internship openings: broadcast production, social media, news, digital, & more. Public radio is going through change but it's not going away. Great opportunities for early career journalists to be part of the future of public media.
apmgcareers.org/jobs
apmgcareers.org/jobs
apmgcareers.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
MPR / APM / Marketplace have fantastic internship openings: broadcast production, social media, news, digital, & more. Public radio is going through change but it's not going away. Great opportunities for early career journalists to be part of the future of public media.
apmgcareers.org/jobs
apmgcareers.org/jobs
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On the “Today, Explained” podcast, KFF Health News’ @julierovner.bsky.social recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Listen: Why “TrumpRx” Might Not Save You Money - KFF Health News
On the "Today, Explained" podcast, KFF Health News' Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insu...
kffhealthnews.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On the “Today, Explained” podcast, KFF Health News’ @julierovner.bsky.social recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insurance through your employer or the government. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
The Twin Cities are diverse and special… and immigrant owned business are significant to the health of communities. As a breakfast burrito aficionado — I look forward to visiting El Tejaban soon!
Immigrant businesses aren’t just surviving in Richfield — they’re shaping the city’s economy and community. “America produces trillions of dollars through immigrants and from immigrant labor and immigrant owned businesses,” Simon Joel Trautmann Cordova said, who leads group for business owners.
Meet some of the immigrant-owned businesses bringing global flavors to Richfield
Minnesota’s immigrant-owned businesses are central to the state’s economy. In Richfield — a suburb just south of Minneapolis — entrepreneurs from around the world are shaping the city’s food and shopp...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Twin Cities are diverse and special… and immigrant owned business are significant to the health of communities. As a breakfast burrito aficionado — I look forward to visiting El Tejaban soon!
Reposted by Jessica Bari
On Thursday, join us for an event, presented by Sahan Community Live and MPR News North Star Journey Live, at the St. Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul. Come hear from students of color about how they are weighing the opportunities — and costs — of higher education. Register at the link below.
North Star Journey Live and Sahan Community Live – Is college still worth it? | MPR Events
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, join us for an event, presented by Sahan Community Live and MPR News North Star Journey Live, at the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul. Come hear from students ...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
On Thursday, join us for an event, presented by Sahan Community Live and MPR News North Star Journey Live, at the St. Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul. Come hear from students of color about how they are weighing the opportunities — and costs — of higher education. Register at the link below.