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Sam Levinson of "Euphoria"
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:00am

In a sometimes moving and deeply personal ceremony, the 2019 Sentinel Awards honored 13 TV shows for outstanding storylines dealing with critical topics such as addiction, criminal justice, mental health, nuclear risk and sexual assault. 

Nuclear storytelling workshop
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 12:00am

Writer/producer Sarah Watson (“The Bold Type”) opened the Atomic Storytelling workshop with a quote from the film “Dead Poets Society" meant to inspire students to look at writing with an authentic and emotional perspective: “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” 

Addiction & Mental Health panel
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 12:00am

Screenwriter John August ("Aladdin") moderated a panel discussion on how Hollywood can help change the narrative about drug addiction and mental health. At one point, he asked the speakers on stage to recount something they had seen in a film or on TV that they didn’t want to see anymore.

ATX Festival panel members
Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 12:00am to Sunday, June 9, 2019 - 12:00am

HH&S Director Kate Folb moderated a panel titled “Better With Age: Growing Older on TV” at the eighth annual ATX Television Festival on June 9.

Black Mothers Matter panel members
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 12:00am

Hollywood, Health & Society’s panel explored racial disparities in childbirth, and why black women are three to four times more likely to die after giving birth than white women.

Nuclear security panel members
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 12:00am

Our co-sponsored panel with Ploughshares Fund brought together activists, policy-makers, experts and the entertainment industry on building a safer world free from the threat of nuclear weapons. The event featured Michael Douglas, award-winning actor/producer and UN Messenger for Peace.

Panel discussion at TV Academy
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 12:00am

Hollywood, Health & Society and the TV Academy Foundation co-sponsored a special panel discussion, “The Power of TV: Reproductive Health and Access in Storytelling,” focusing on how entertainment has influenced attitudes and access to safe reproductive choice and women’s healthcare.