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As we enter Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, The Jed Foundation (JED) is dedicated to breaking the silence and encouraging open, honest conversations about suicide. This
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November 15, 2021
Rebecca will lead the expansion of JED’s programs to protect the mental health of millions of high school and higher education students. Rebecca...
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June 21, 2021
One of two finalists for the Student Voice of Mental Health Award (SVMHA), Julia Hansen is a rising senior at Occidental College majoring...
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June 21, 2021
Suicide rates among young people have been on the rise over the past 15 years and research from The Jed Foundation showed that...
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June 21, 2021
This year’s Student Voice of Mental Health Award winner is Georgia Messinger (she/her/hers), an LA native and rising senior at Harvard University studying...
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June 21, 2021
One of two finalists for the Student Voice of Mental Health Award (SVMHA), Gerardo De La Torre is a student at Diablo Valley...
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June 1, 2021
The Jed Foundation (JED) strongly condemns antisemitism across the United States, which is on the rise. There is a longstanding and documented history...
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May 13, 2021
The Jed Foundation Advisory Board brings together clinical experts in mental health and suicide prevention to advise on strategy and evaluation of JED’s...
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May 5, 2021
According to a November 2020 survey by the American Council on Education, 68% of college and university presidents listed student mental health and...
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March 9, 2021
In response to the increasing violence and hate toward Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, The Jed Foundation (JED) once...
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January 29, 2021
JED and Fluent Research partnered to conduct a research study on children’s emotional and mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study...
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January 7, 2021
Protests against the confirmation of the outcome of the presidential election on January 6 gave rise to violence and disorder in the U.S....
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October 22, 2020
Summary of Findings JED conducted an online survey with nearly 200 college and graduate students from across the country1about their emotional readiness for...
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