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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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November 14, 2025

Surviving Suicide Loss: After Years of Silence A Sister Finds Her Voice

Chryss felt her chest tighten. Watching her oldest daughter walk through the double doors at her high school for the very first time,...

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November 13, 2025

Surviving Suicide Loss: One Family’s Journey Through Grief and Their Son’s Art

A couple of times a year, the Bernstein family gets together to watch Jason’s old films. “He made over 100 home movies when...

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November 13, 2025

KyleCares and JED: Helping Schools Support Student Mental Health Across New England

Kyle’s parents would never have guessed he was thinking about suicide. Yes, he’d been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder at 9 years old,...

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November 12, 2025

Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Partners with The Jed Foundation (JED) to Create Suicide Postvention Guide for Members, Chapters, and Alumni

Customized resource will provide clear steps for responding to a suicide or other mental health challenge. [November 12, 2025, Memphis, T.N. AND New...

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November 12, 2025

Finding Belonging Through Storytelling

By Rohan Satija, The Jed Foundation Youth Advocacy Coalition Texas Fellow ’25 Growing up in Auckland, New Zealand, my childhood was characterized by...

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November 12, 2025

From Hiding My Pain to Learning We Heal Together

By Juan Garcia, The Jed Foundation Youth Advocacy Coalition Texas Fellow ’25 For years, I felt that I was trapped by my mental...

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