JED Postvention Consulting Services
After a Suicide or Other Tragic Event: JED Can Help.
JED’s experts are prepared to respond rapidly, reliably, and compassionately to school communities that experience a sudden loss of life.
If your school or campus has lost someone to suicide or another tragic event, The Jed Foundation (JED) provides postvention consulting services to help navigate the aftermath and compassionately meet the needs of your school community. Our postvention consulting services support your students and staff in healing and reduce the risks associated with exposure to suicide. These services are customizable to address the immediate needs of your school or campus community.
JED experts can also provide consulting support to help your school or campus proactively strengthen or prepare your crisis response measures.
For more information about JED’s postvention consulting services, please complete the form below.
FAQ: JED Postvention Consulting Services
Postvention refers to the organized support provided to a community after a suicide or other tragic loss. Postvention support can help the community grieve, address immediate mental health impacts, and reduce risk of further loss from suicide. Those three areas serve as the anchor to JED’s approach to postvention work.
Prevention works to reduce risk before a crisis, while postvention supports a community after a death by suicide or other tragic loss. The two are connected: effective postvention is itself a form of prevention, because a community that’s well-supported through a suicide loss is a safer one.
Yes. JED’s experts support organizations seeking support after any tragic loss, including accidents, natural disasters, and other acts of violence inside schools or within broader communities.
JED provides comprehensive postvention planning that addresses issues including:
- Crisis team roles and skills
- Communication best practices
- Setting up short-term therapeutic services
- Identifying and supporting vulnerable youth in the aftermath of a loss
- Strengthening lethal means safety measures
- Responsible planning of memorials and tributes
Every engagement is scoped to your community’s specific situation. JED’s postvention consulting services are available to a wide range of communities, including but not limited to:
- Schools, school districts, colleges, and universities
- Libraries
- Municipalities
- Military installations
- Public transportation agencies
- County and federal government agencies
- Greek-letter organizations
- Youth-serving and community-based organizations
Yes, and we encourage it. JED helps schools, campuses, community-based organizations, and broader communities strengthen crisis response policies, train staff in mental health promotion and suicide prevention, and build sustainable postvention plans before they are ever needed. Learn more about JED’s Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention, as well as our evidence-informed programs for schools and communities.