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March 2, 2023 Press Release

New Mental Health PSA from Seize the Awkward Encourages Young Adults to Say “We Can Talk About It”

Amid rising suicide rates among young adults, the campaign from AFSP, The Jed Foundation, and the Ad Council provides resources to start conversations around mental

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March 2, 2023

Mayor Adams Unveils Ambitious Mental Health Agenda Focused On Improving Family And Child Mental Health, Addressing Overdose Crisis, And Expanding Serious Mental Illness Support

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February 24, 2023

Follett Higher Education and The Jed Foundation Partner to Expand Access to Mental Health Resources for Black Students

Follett commits $25,000 donation to help support mental health initiatives geared toward students of color WESTCHESTER, IL, and NEW YORK (February 24, 2023)...

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February 17, 2023

Rebecca Benghiat Receives Friend of AASA Award at National Conference on Education

San Antonio, Texas – February 17, 2023 – AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is pleased to announce that the 2023 recipients of the...

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February 6, 2023

Rinna Beauty Designates The Jed Foundation as Charitable Partner

Founder Lisa Rinna Supports Mission of Youth Mental Wellness Rinna Beauty has signed to be a charitable partner with The Jed Foundation (JED),...

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January 24, 2023

JED Partners with Chegg for Inaugural Student Mental Health Week

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November 7, 2022

Education Leader and Mental Health Professional Tony J. Walker Joins The Jed Foundation as First Senior Vice President of Academic Programs

Walker will lead efforts to scale JED’s high school and higher education programs and operations to protect emotional health and prevent suicide among...

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October 25, 2022

New Mental Health PSA from Seize the Awkward Encourages Young Adults to Say “We Can Talk About It”

Amid rising suicide rates among young adults, the campaign from AFSP, The Jed Foundation, and the Ad Council provides resources to start conversations...

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October 13, 2022

The Adobe Foundation Partners with JED on Programs that Further JED’s Mission

Today, nearly one billion people globally live with a mental health disorder with more than 75 percent of those people not receiving treatment. According to...

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October 10, 2022

Maybelline NY Launches Free Mental Health Training in Colleges

Brave Talk is a global college training program designed in partnership with mental health experts to give students the tools to support those...

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October 4, 2022

Student Housing Companies Create College Student Mental Wellness Advocacy Coalition to Help Destigmatize Mental Health Issues

Together with the Hi, How Are You Project, Coalition to launch new annual Thriving College Student Index on World Mental Health Day surveying...

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September 29, 2022

Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Mental Health on College Campuses Introduced in U.S. Senate

Amid an ongoing youth mental health crisis, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act would ensure colleges provide comprehensive...

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September 16, 2022

The Jed Foundation (JED), Park County Schools & Community Organizations to Unveil Rural Student Mental Health Data at Local Youth Summit

Park County, Montana — Schools have reopened months after historic flooding in Montana devastated the small town of Gardiner and surrounding Park County....

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