The latest news and updates from JED
By John MacPhee As we enter 2026, young people are growing up in systems that are fragmenting, automating, and, in some cases, withdrawing human care.
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February 18, 2026
The Jed Foundation (JED) is deeply concerned about the fear, grief, and distress that youth and families are experiencing amid uncertainty, loss, and...
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February 18, 2026
New National Research Reveals How Context Shapes AI’s Impact on Youth Mental Health Surgo Health, Young Futures, and The Jed Foundation (JED) find...
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January 15, 2026
[January 15, 2026, New York, New York] — Last night’s decision to restore billions of dollars in federal mental health and substance use...
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January 15, 2026
Selected districts will be guided through a comprehensive process to evaluate their current systems, identify student mental health needs, and enhance systems of...
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December 5, 2025
The unrestricted gift is the second since 2022 and will advance JED’s mission to support emotional well-being and prevent suicide for teens and...
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December 1, 2025
Armitron Closes Out 50th Anniversary Giving Year with The Jed Foundation (JED) Armitron Donates 50 Watches to Support Youth Mental Health and Suicide...
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November 12, 2025
Customized resource will provide clear steps for responding to a suicide or other mental health challenge. [November 12, 2025, Memphis, T.N. AND New...
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November 12, 2025
By Rohan Satija, The Jed Foundation Youth Advocacy Coalition Texas Fellow ’25 Growing up in Auckland, New Zealand, my childhood was characterized by...
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November 12, 2025
By Juan Garcia, The Jed Foundation Youth Advocacy Coalition Texas Fellow ’25 For years, I felt that I was trapped by my mental...
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November 12, 2025
By Ivanna Sintes, The Jed Foundation Youth Advocacy Coalition Texas Fellow ’25 I was the best actress I knew, and I never even...
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October 21, 2025
National leaders across mental health, education, philanthropy, policy, and youth advocacy sectors unite to advance sustainable solutions and protect the emotional well-being of...
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October 9, 2025
Five writers will each receive a $10,000 grant to support their unpublished, mental health-driven manuscripts (October 9, 2025), Los Angeles, California – The Black...
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