Preventing youth suicide starts with all of us.
And with the support we build around young people.
Join us today. Your early gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, and have twice the impact on youth suicide prevention.
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Today, teens and young adults are dying by suicide at rates nearly 30% higher than they were just 15 years ago.
But that doesn’t have to be our future.
That’s why on September 30, The Jed Foundation (JED) is bringing together people across the country for Giving Day. It’s a day to invest in evidence-informed suicide prevention programs, and to show that protecting youth mental health is something we all can be a part of.
The more we avoid conversations about mental health, someone is left to suffer in silence. I don't want to inherit that silence. I want to help break it.
— Sarah Shelke, youth advocate
This isn't a problem we have to throw our hands up at. There's real hope, and there's something we can do.
— Michael Satow, Jed's brother. His family founded The Jed Foundation after losing Jed to suicide
Prevention begins with the community we build around young people, where they feel connected and have adults they can trust when they need support.
For more than 25 years, JED has helped schools and communities become places where support for mental and emotional health is there when young people need it.
On September 30, join us in helping keep this promise to every young person.
Every dollar you give now through midnight, September 30 will be matched dollar for dollar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Giving Day isn’t just another fundraiser. It’s a day when our community comes together to say that protecting young people’s mental health can’t wait. All donations made between now and September 30 are counted toward our Giving Day goal and help build more momentum and visibility.
Your gift helps more schools put evidence-informed suicide prevention strategies into practice. Schools that complete JED Campus, our flagship program, see measurable improvements in student mental health. Compared to where they started, schools that complete JED Campus see students who are:
- 25% less likely to attempt suicide
- 13% less likely to make a suicide plan
- 10% less likely to experience suicidal thoughts
The factors that lead to suicide are complex, and there’s no single prevention strategy. That’s why JED doesn’t focus on just one. We work with schools, families, and community-based organizations to help young people build life skills, strengthen connections, encourage help-seeking, identify students who may be struggling, and connect young people to care.