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July 15, 2025 Press Release

The Jed Foundation Warns of Devastating Youth Mental Health Impact as Senate Advances “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Urges Lawmakers to Reject nearly $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts  New York, NY — The Jed Foundation (JED) today issued a stark warning following the

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July 15, 2025

Building Stronger Communities: Kentucky’s Mental Health Convening Sparks Statewide Action

The Jed Foundation (JED) has a unique position working with state systems across the country that creates powerful opportunities to connect leaders and...

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July 11, 2025

JED and the Red Sox Foundation Unite to Support Student Mental Health

The Jed Foundation (JED) joined forces with the Red Sox Foundation and its New England Service Scholarship recipients at Fenway Park on June...

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July 8, 2025

Two 2024 Youth Advocacy Coalition Interns Look Back on the Program

Jaden Brown and Hannah Corwin were among the inaugural participants in The Jed Foundation’s (JED) National Mental Health Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC) internship...

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June 26, 2025

Insights From the JED and AASA District Mental Health Initiative Virtual Summit 2025

“Educators can take the first step in suicide prevention.”  That was Dr. Shashank Joshi’s message to a group of education leaders from across...

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June 11, 2025

JED’s 2025 Gala Celebrates Mental Health Advocates and Raises Over $1.6 Million for Youth Mental Health Support

More than 650 supporters, partners, staff, and other friends of The Jed Foundation (JED) gathered on June 4 at the organization’s annual gala,...

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June 10, 2025

Student Voice of Mental Health Award Winner Nora Sun on the Power of Peer-to-Peer Support

Nora Sun, a 20-year-old junior at Harvard University and this year’s Student Voice of Mental Health Award undergraduate honoree, brings a powerful, research-driven...

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June 10, 2025

Student Voice of Mental Health Award Winner Rohan Satija on Reclaiming Mental Health Stories

For Rohan Satija, our 2025 Student Voice of Mental Health high school honoree, the connection between storytelling and mental well-being is deeply personal....

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May 15, 2025

Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Key Club Goes Big on Behalf of JED

We’re grateful and excited to shout out some incredible high school students who dedicated themselves to championing mental health and raising funds for...

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May 14, 2025

Talking Resilience at the Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit

We were excited to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month on May 1 with our partners at Rare Beauty.  Bringing together 175 thought...

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April 28, 2025

INVISIBLE GAME Wins Two Prestigious Halo Awards

We’re proud to share that INVISIBLE GAME — an original unscripted YouTube series created by the award-winning athlete storytelling brand UNINTERRUPTED and The...

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March 25, 2025

Let’s Be Clear: Cuts to Medicaid Are Cuts to Mental Health Access for Millions of Youth and Young Adults

By Dr. Zainab Okolo, LCMFT, Senior Vice President of Policy, Advocacy, & Government Relations, The Jed Foundation  The Jed Foundation (JED) was founded...

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March 24, 2025

A Future at Stake: Safeguarding Youth Mental Health

By John MacPhee The well-being of our nation’s young people is a shared responsibility. Suicide and accidental drug overdose remain leading causes of...

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