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March 27, 2020
What to Do When the Sports Season Gets Cut Short
By KAMLA MODI Director of Learning and Evaluation at JED Training and playing sports can feel like a livelihood, and when it’s cut...
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March 27, 2020
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Webinar: Introducing the Proud and Thriving Framework to Support the Mental Health and Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Students
LGBTQ+ students experience an elevated risk for negative outcomes, as measured by health and academic factors such as substance misuse, depression, suicide ideation, academic and
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February 26, 2020
Depression During Development
By Katherine Keyes February 26, 2020 Adolescence is tough and has been for every generation. But adolescence is also a developmental period with a high...
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February 11, 2020
Jack Sobel’s Story
As I settled into my new room, afraid, tired, and ashamed, my phone rang. I had just entered treatment for anxiety and depression....
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October 4, 2018
Decompressing
We know that the news these days might be stressful and anxiety provoking. While stress isn’t always a bad thing, it can sometimes reach...
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September 25, 2018
Suicide Prevention: Can We Click to Reduce the Risk?
The awareness dates this fall including National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and World Mental Health Day are opportunities for us to better understand...
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July 16, 2018
Implications for JED on the CDC report about rising suicide rates
The CDC recently released concerning data about suicide rates in the US up to 2016. The numbers show that overall the suicide rate...
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June 11, 2018
A Statement on New CDC Data on Increase in Suicide Rates
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control released news about the continuing increase in rates of suicide across the U.S. in recent years. In light of...
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March 24, 2018
What’s the best way to talk about gun violence with kids?
There have been 30 mass shootings in the US this year, as of Feb. 15. In the wake of one of the most recent and...
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