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April 4, 2023 Press Release

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and The Jed Foundation Announce Intent to Merge As Equals; Becoming The Nation’s Largest Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Suicide Prevention Across The Lifespan

The union of AFSP/JED leverages complementary strengths of both organizations and combined annual operating budget of approximately $75 million to drive greater impact and save more lives

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April 4, 2023

Students Audrey Wang and Jose Caballero Honored With The Jed Foundation’s 16th Annual Student Voice of Mental Health Award for Their Influential Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Work in School, Community, and Digital Spaces

Both students’ efforts have fostered equity and inclusion among their peers and caring adults on campus, while promoting emotional health awareness across campuses...

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March 31, 2023

The Jed Foundation (JED) Announces New Neon Nights Mental Health Event

After successful pilot program at Stevens Institute of Technology,  JED encourages college campuses across the U.S. to “glow for mental health”     ...

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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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