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May 6, 2020 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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May 6, 2020

Grieving on Mother’s Day

By ALANA KINGSLEY Licensed Clinical Psychologist This year, more than any year in recent times, more people will experience their first Mother’s Day...

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May 1, 2020

Focus on Functional Fitness

By THEA RACHEL ZUNICK, Ed.D. Community Engagement Manager at The Jed Foundation The world may seem as though it’s upside down right now,...

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April 10, 2020

Five Ways to Manage the College Search and Stress During COVID-19

By SOFIA B. PERTUZ Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer & Senior Advisor for JED Campus at The Jed Foundation As a family parenting...

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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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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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