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April 21, 2026 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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Press Release

Press Release

June 26, 2018

MOD Pizza Introduces Its First Impact Pizza and Partners with JED to Combat Teen Suicide

MOD Pizza, a purpose-led fast casual pizza brand, is introducing its first “Impact Pizza” in all 350+ stores across the US. The Isaac...

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June 21, 2018

Statement on the Care of Immigrant Children

The Jed Foundation is deeply concerned by recent reports about the care and management of children who are immigrating or seeking asylum in...

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June 13, 2018

$1 Million Matching Grant to Expand JED’s High School Programming

Jolene McCaw, a director of The Jed Foundation, has pledged $1 million in matching funds to support and expand JED’s high school programming...

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June 11, 2018

A Statement on New CDC Data on Increase in Suicide Rates

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control released news about the continuing increase in rates of suicide across the U.S. in recent years. In light of...

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June 8, 2018

A Statement on Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain and New CDC Suicide Data

Every suicide death is a tragedy. In recent days we have lost two well-known and admired figures to suicide Kate Spade and Anthony...

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June 6, 2018

Kate Spade: Condolences and Resources

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Kate Spade. Our hearts go out to her family, friends, colleagues and everyone touched by...

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