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Key journalists and journalism students gathered this week in a lecture hall at Cal State University, Long Beach, to discuss mental health and other issues faced by journalists. A panel discussion included Sid Garcia, of Eyewitness News ABC-7, Stephanie Mendez, an Emmy Award winning producer from ABC network, Raya Torres, a recent CSULB journalism graduate doing big news on the airwaves of KOLD 13 in Arizona and Professor Jesus Ayala, who has led students to more than 70 national awards and is an advocate for mental health and trauma informed reporting in journalism.