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March 2, 2023
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March 2, 2023
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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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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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