The Carter Center continues to champion Rosalynn Carter’s mental health priorities

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November 19th, 2024

FILE - In this March 5, 2008 file photo, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, center, flanked by Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, participates in rally on the Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss bipartisan mental health parity legislation. As her husband's political career catapulted him to the White House, Mrs. Carter worked to bring mental health to the fore. Her advocacy has continued long after the couple left the nation's capital and established the Carter Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

It’s been one year since the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

Carter, who died at the age of 96, dedicated her life to serving others. She was a global humanitarian, a champion for equal rights and an advocate for caregiving and mental health.

On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” show host Rose Scott talked with Eve Byrd, the director of the Carter Center’s Mental Health Program. Byrd says Carter was a pioneer and used her position to amplify the voices of the people with lived experience. Byrd further talked about how the center is carrying on Carter’s legacy and mental health priorities.

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