Cheryl Platzman Weinstock is an award–winning journalist who reports about
health and science research and its’ impact on society. Her investigative pieces
have brought attention to mental health, medical ethics issues and the medical
research gender gap. Many of her recent stories bring awareness to important
issues about the suicide epidemic. A Reuters Health piece shined light on the
underreported number of suicides misclassified as unintentional overdose deaths
that misleads policymakers and can leave a huge segment of society ignored. An
NPR story brought awareness to the hidden mental health risks for people who
survive a sibling’s suicide. A story in Spectrum reported on the hidden danger of
suicide in individuals with autism.
She also writes and reports on metropolitan and breaking news for The New York
Times. She contributed to the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of
9/11.
This June, Weinstock received an award from the National Federation of Press
Women and the Connecticut Press Club for her story about sibling suicide
survivors. She has also received The American Society of Journalists and Authors
Arlene Eisenberg Award for Writing That Makes a Difference and the New
England Chapter of the American Medical Writer’s Association Will Solimene
Award for Excellence.