Jed Foundation Receives $15 Million Grant
Our partners at the Jed Foundation (JED), the leading national nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults, announced a $15 million grant from Mackenzie Scott on Monday, February 7th. The unrestricted gift recognizes JED’s ongoing efforts to protect emotional health and prevent suicide for teens and young adults. JED […]
Jed Foundation and Child Mind Institute Receive $20 Million Gift
Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley announced a $20 million investment to create the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health to expand access to and funding for mental health initiatives for youth and adolescents. Two of the main beneficiaries of the initial gift are the Jed Foundation and Child Mind Institute. Both organizations will use […]
Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, and the Preventable Tragedies of Suicide
With the societal embrace of prejudice and intolerance, the isolation of modernity, the proximity of means to suicide and the lack of a social safety net — among other reasons — more people are turning to suicide as a solution to despair. Following the high-profile suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, the conversation around […]
New Ad Council Campaign Empowers Young Adults to ‘Seize the Awkward’
A humorous take on a serious issue, “Seize the Awkward” is breaking the silence around mental health and suicide among the youth. Ad Council, together with The Jed Foundation (JED), the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), and Droga5, launched the campaign in an effort to encourage support and create safe spaces for teens and […]
New Jonas Philanthropies Launches to Serve Nurses and Vulnerable Populations
On January 8th, Barbara and Donald Jonas, founders of The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, unveiled their new vision to support the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. Under the banner of Jonas Philanthropies, the organization is expanding their reach beyond nursing and veterans care, and funding solutions to transform healthcare for underserved communities across […]
3 Mental Health Experts Dissect Facebook’s Tech-Heavy Plan To Prevent Suicides
Facebook has recently announced plans of expanding its AI-based suicide prevention campaign. With strengthened “proactive detection” technology that can identify suicidal posts, the company aims to intervene earlier and help more people by connecting them to the right resources. Suicide prevention experts, Dr. Christine Moutier, Chief Medical Officer at Americans for Suicide Prevention; John Draper, […]
JED on How Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Impacts LGBT Teen Health
The Washington Post recently quoted The Jed Foundation’s Chief Medical Officer, Victor Schwartz, as an authority on public health in its article highlighting a landmark study on the link between legalization of same-sex marriage and a decrease in youth suicide attempts. Here is an excerpt from the story (February 21, 2017): “Suicide, after fatal injuries and homicides, is the most frequent cause of […]
JED on Why We Should Talk About Mental Health Now
The Jed Foundation’s Chief Medical Officer, Victor Schwartz MD, on the importance of opening conversations about mental health with young adults as they transition to college: “For so many young people and their families September is a time associated with the invigorating feeling of setting off for a new school year with renewed focus, new […]
Allergan Announces Fund to Support JED Campus
The Allergan Foundation, a U.S.-based private charitable foundation endowed by Allergan plc, today announced that it will provide a three-year, $300,000 scholarship commitment to support The Jed Foundation’s JED Campus Program.
JED Survey Mentioned in NBC Feature on “Freshman Year”
A recent survey for the JED Foundation’s First Year College Experience found that 60 percent of freshman wished they had more help emotionally preparing for college. Half said they were having a tough time…
