Rosalynn Carter’s Mental Health Advocacy Lives On

Grandson Jason Carter pays tribute to his grandmother’s legacy and gives an update on Jimmy Carter during annual mental health forum.

Rosalynn Carter testifies before the Senate Sub-Committee on Mental Health in 1979. (Photo: National Archives and Records Administration)

Nearly six months after former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died, her legacy was once again honored Tuesday for her work in mental health during the 28th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum held at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The Carter’s oldest grandson, Jason Carter, opened the forum describing his grandparents’ dedication to mental health solutions. His grandmother, died at 96 not long after being diagnosed with dementia.

“For my grandmother and grandfather, the work was some of the most important in part because it was based in this state,” he said.

He went on to thank the attendees for the outpouring of support he and his family received after his grandmother’s death and for the “celebration that she earned.” He also provided a brief update on former President Jimmy Carter, who he said he joined a couple weeks ago to watch an Atla…