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August 4, 2026 Press Release

YMCA of the USA and The Jed Foundation Collaborate on Comprehensive, Community-Based Mental Health Support for Young People

The new national partnership will bring expert technical assistance, coaching, and crisis planning to local YMCAs and their youth through training, resources, and strategic guidance.

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Press Release

September 10, 2020

Seize the Awkward Partners with Guild Wars 2 Game, Chegg.org and Media Platforms to Encourage Young People to Check in on Their Friends’ Mental Health Amid Unprecedented 2020 Back-to-School Season

New research from Chegg.org and Seize the Awkward reveals that amid coronavirus nearly half of college (46%) and high school (47%) students feel...

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Press Release

Press Release

September 9, 2020

The Jed Foundation Launches the Morgan Stanley Scholarship Fund to Support Schools in Implementing Signature Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program

Six colleges have been selected as recipients of the first cohort of the new fund with additional scholarships available for up to 50...

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Video

September 9, 2020

Facebook Live: Empowering Youth to Discuss Mental Health with Their Peers

Erica Riba, L.C.S.W., director of Higher Education & Student Engagement, and JED Student Ambassador, Skylar Chau, were interviewed by Jennifer Hanley, Head of...

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Blog

September 2, 2020

Means Restriction Can Save Lives

It’s been well established that safeguarding and limiting access to lethal means, such as guns, reduces suicides. This is called “means restriction.” In...

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Video

September 1, 2020

Active Minds Facebook Live Roundtable

John MacPhee, executive director and CEO, joined Active Minds and others for a Facebook Live roundtable discussion about the challenges young adults are...

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Blog

August 20, 2020

What Do We Actually Know About the Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health?

By SARA GORMAN Director of Research and Knowledge Dissemination at JED Much has been written about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health....

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