“I’m not your reality show”: Perspectives of bereaved mothers’ engagement with the news media to advance drug policy reform

North America’s overdose crisis is one of the most urgent public health issues of our time and parents bereaved from substance use are a prominent voice within the news media. We used a narrative interview approach and thematic analysis to distill key themes in recounting bereaved mothers’ stories of engaging with reporters, their perspectives on media representation and the personal impacts of sharing their stories with news media.