The Jed Foundation (JED) Student Voice of Mental Health Awards honor one undergraduate college student and one high school student doing outstanding work to raise awareness of mental health issues, reduce stigma, encourage their peers to reach out for help and support, and create a community of care on their campus in which mental health is valued and included as part of the conversation.
Past winners:
2023
2022
Crystal Widado, Glendora High School
Read Crystal’s story here.
Joseph Sexton, Vanderbilt University
Read Joseph’s story here.
2021
Georgia Messinger, Harvard University
Read Georgia’s story here.
2020
Collin Spencer, Georgia Institute of Technology
Read Colin’s story here.
2019
Enna Selmanovic, University of Cincinnati
Read Enna’s story here.
2018
Samuel Orley and Max Rothman, University of Michigan
Read Max and Samuel’s story here.
2017
Matthew Argame, California State University, Long Beach
Read Matthew’s story here.
2016
Maggie Skoch Musso, University of Notre Dame
Read Maggie’s story here.
2015
Sonia Doshi, University of Michigan
2014
Margaret Kramer, University of South Carolina
2013
Michael Kessler, The George Washington University
2012
Lauren Ashley Tipton, Washington and Lee University
2011
Kristen Stefureac, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2010
Jenny Liu, University of California Los Angeles
2009
Adam Taylor, Western Michigan University
2008
The Alive Campaign, Five students from Baylor University bicycle across the country for suicide prevention
The Student Voice of Mental Health Award was established in 2008 by Carol Ullman in honor of her son, Jerry Greenspan.