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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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Blog

October 20, 2025

How JED Helped Macaulay Honors College Make Mental Health Central to Student Success

When Dara Byrne became dean of CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College in 2022, she encountered a paradox. Some of the city’s most accomplished students...

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JED In The Media

October 20, 2025

Her 14-year-old was seduced by a Character.AI bot. She says it cost him his life.

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Blog

October 14, 2025

Faculty at Eastern Michigan University Rally Around Mental Health After a Colleague’s Loss

The loss of his son to suicide in 2022 left Ronald Flowers, a professor of Leadership and Counseling at Eastern Michigan University (EMU),...

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JED In The Media

October 10, 2025

National & Local Media Coverage on JED’s partnership with America’s Promise Alliance (APA)

Find local and national news coverage on JED and APA’s work to support emotional well-being supports in community-based organizations (CBOs). The 74: Community-Based...

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JED In The Media

October 10, 2025

National & Local Media Coverage on Spotify x JED Impact Award

Find local and national news coverage on the new initiative from The Black List, Spotify, and JED to award five writers with a...

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JED In The Media

October 9, 2025

Community-Based Organizations Must Be Part of the Student Mental Health Solution

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