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November 24, 2025 Blog

Open Letter to the AI and Technology Industry

Protecting Youth Mental Health and Preventing Suicide in the Age of AI Artificial intelligence is reshaping how teens and young adults learn, connect, and seek

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November 24, 2025

When Young People Turn to AI for Emotional Support: JED’s Response to the APA’s New Advisory

The American Psychological Association’s new APA Health Advisory on the Use of Generative AI Chatbots and Wellness Applications for Mental Health offers one...

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November 14, 2025

Surviving Suicide Loss: Charlotte’s Story

When Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide in 2022, 14 year old Charlotte Rosario was heartbroken. But what stayed with her...

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November 14, 2025

Surviving Suicide Loss: After Years of Silence A Sister Finds Her Voice

Chryss felt her chest tighten. Watching her oldest daughter walk through the double doors at her high school for the very first time,...

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November 13, 2025

Surviving Suicide Loss: One Family’s Journey Through Grief and Their Son’s Art

A couple of times a year, the Bernstein family gets together to watch Jason’s old films. “He made over 100 home movies when...

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November 13, 2025

KyleCares and JED: Helping Schools Support Student Mental Health Across New England

Kyle’s parents would never have guessed he was thinking about suicide. Yes, he’d been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder at 9 years old,...

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November 12, 2025

Finding Belonging Through Storytelling

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

From Hiding My Pain to Learning We Heal Together

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

Choosing Myself Over the Version I Pretended to Be

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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November 7, 2025

Youth Voices Are Necessary to Sustain Progress in Mental Health

This fall, The Jed Foundation (JED) launched the Texas Mental Health Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC) Fellowship Program, a paid six-week mental health advocacy...

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November 4, 2025

What You Need to Know: SNAP Benefits, Food Security, and Youth Mental Health

Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, millions of Americans are not receiving their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This impacts many...

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October 28, 2025

The Future of Youth Mental Health in the Age of AI: Insights from JED’s 2025 Policy Summit

By Rebecca Bauer At a time when artificial intelligence (AI) and shifting policy landscapes are redefining how young people receive care, The Jed...

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October 20, 2025

How JED Helped Macaulay Honors College Make Mental Health Central to Student Success

When Dara Byrne became dean of CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College in 2022, she encountered a paradox. Some of the city’s most accomplished students...

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