Maiken Scott

mscott@whyy.org

Maiken Scott is WHYY’s Behavioral Health Reporter and covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from new treatments for depression to the impact of foster care on children to the portrayal of mental illness in pop culture. Maiken started working at WHYY in 1997. Her first job with WHYY was as producer for the weekly mental health program Voices in the Family with Dr. Dan Gottlieb. She still serves as the executive producer for the show. Some of the most memorable shows Dan and Maiken produced together featured interviews with actor Christopher Reeve, mathematician Dr. John Nash, and Mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn. Maiken has also produced and hosted several award-winning radio documentaries for WHYY; Growing up Big, In The Shadow of 9/11, Healing Healthcare, and Childhood Lost and Found for which she was honored with the prestigious Gracie Allen Award.

Recent stories by Maiken Scott:

• Digest This: Families and aging, November 20th, 2009
• Play offers lessons on healing, November 19th, 2009
• Mental health professionals and stress, November 16th, 2009
• Serving adults with autism, November 16th, 2009
• Budget cuts affect social service providers, November 11th, 2009
• Vets mental health services lagging, November 11th, 2009
• Anxiety, concerns over soldiers' mental health, November 6th, 2009
• Parents in the autism community worry about H1N1 vaccine, November 5th, 2009
• Digest This: Healthcare professionals and grief, November 3rd, 2009
• Healthcare professionals and grief, November 3rd, 2009
• Running for suicide prevention, November 2nd, 2009
• Flu season can cause anxiety in kids, November 2nd, 2009
• Men and depression, November 2nd, 2009
• Minds on the Edge: a closer look, October 30th, 2009
• Baby Einstein offers refunds for criticized DVDs, October 27th, 2009
• Work important to retirees health, October 26th, 2009
• Research vs. practice in mental health, October 19th, 2009
• Recession may increase domestic violence, October 12th, 2009
• Understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, October 9th, 2009
• New autism prevalence numbers raise questions, October 8th, 2009
• Survey examines unemployment and mental illness, October 7th, 2009
• Mural addresses stigma of mental illness, October 7th, 2009
• Shorter days can darken mood, October 5th, 2009
• Walking for Suicide Awareness, October 2nd, 2009
• Overdue budget squeezes social service providers, September 29th, 2009
• Coming to terms with oneself, September 28th, 2009
• Evidence based treatments in mental health, September 25th, 2009
• Anxiety poisons political discussions, September 21st, 2009
• How much do kids learn from TV?, September 15th, 2009
• Testing which antidepressant works best, September 14th, 2009