2008 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism

2008 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism

Honorable Mention

TV Long Form for Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children’s Mental Health Care. The Casey Medal is a National Award. Christina DeFranco and her Danolas Productions team came in second place to Diane Sawyer and the 20/20 team and judges noted this by stating “this is a difficult but important piece about children’s mental health care, and Christina DeFranco should be lauded for putting it together on a budget that was undoubtedly dwarfed by the resources of larger filmmaking companies.”