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March 25, 2025 Press Release

JED Campus Launches Program Enhancements for College Student Mental Health Support Nationwide

New research-informed considerations tailored to support community colleges, graduate and professional schools, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) [February 25, 2025,

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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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March 17, 2025

Supporting Students Together: A Recap of Chegg’s Global Student Mental Health Week 2025

In today’s fast-paced and competitive academic environment, mental health has become a top concern for students worldwide. Chegg — a leader in educational...

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March 13, 2025

Navigating Grief and Building Resilience: JED’s Approach to Postvention Work

The loss of a student to suicide impacts every part of a campus community, especially families and those close to their loved one,...

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February 12, 2025

JED Teams Up with Spotify and The Black List to Celebrate and Amplify Mental Health In Fiction

Fiction can have a real-world impact on how we see ourselves, navigate challenges, and support one another. That’s why The Jed Foundation and...

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February 11, 2025

District Spotlight: Vineland Public Schools in New Jersey

In March 2024, The Jed Foundation (JED) and AASA, The School Superintendents Association, announced the selection of 15 school districts to participate in...

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February 11, 2025

New Video Series Features Top Youth-Focused YouTube Creators Discussing Mental Health

The Jed Foundation (JED) has teamed up with YouTube and digital content studio Room 1041 to create Mind Matters: Creators Open Up About...

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January 29, 2025

Collaborative Solutions for a Brighter Future: A New Report Explores State-Level Student Mental Health Initiatives

The Jed Foundation (JED) teamed up with the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) in 2023 to launch the SHEEO-JED Mental Health...

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January 10, 2025

What We Expect in 2025: New Year’s Trends in Youth Mental Health

By John MacPhee The new year arrives amid a challenging time for many young people. Deep divisions in our country, conflicts around the...

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December 20, 2024

A Good Investment

When you support The Jed Foundation (JED), your gift has an incredible impact on teens and young adults. They receive emotional support, connectedness,...

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December 20, 2024

The Numbers That Give Us Hope

When schools partner with JED and get the appropriate support systems, lives change. Look at these results for students at JED Campus colleges....

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December 19, 2024

Philadelphia JED Campus Cohort Convenes to Emphasize Promising Practices

The Philadelphia JED Campus cohort met at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 1 to hear practical insights and strategies to enhance...

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