The Jed Foundation

We believe in a comprehensive, public health approach to preventing suicide and promoting mental health and well-being. The Jed Foundation’s programs are grounded in our Model for Comprehensive Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for Colleges and Universities (i.e., the “Bubble Chart”), developed in collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. This research-based model can be used to assess efforts currently being made on your campus, identify existing strengths and areas for improvement.

In developing our programming, we rely on the latest research as well as the knowledge, perspective and experience of those who work with college students every day. Input from our Scientific and Program Advisory Council, expert roundtables, and program-specific advisory boards helps make our programs relevant to campuses of any size, location, or culture.

• CampusMHAP Webinars
  

  Webinars and an online toolkit for campus teams to better understand mental health problems affecting their community and determine how to respond.

• Community Implementation Capacity Study (CICS)
  

  This study's goal is to increase the evidence base regarding effective suicide prevention and mental health promotion activities on college campuses.

• Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal College Student
  

  This document provides colleges and universities, regardless of its size, culture, and resources, with a model and list of issues to guide the development or revision of protocols relating to at-risk students.

• Safeguarding Your Students Against Suicide
  

  This list of essential services addresses suicidal behaviors among college students and provides a checklist to assess these services on campus.

• Student Mental Health and the Law
  

  Produced at a roundtable with legal and university experts, this document covers FERPA, HIPAA, disability law in addition to other complex and challenging topics schools face.

• Studying Abroad: Identifying Students at Risk
  

  This downloadable guide provides valuable information to any college faculty or staff member who may be accompanying students who are studying abroad.

• Suicide Risk Trainings
  

  A national initiative to provide free trainings for campus mental health professionals on recognizing and addressing suicide risk.

• ULifeline
  

  An anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention.

• Understanding Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
  

  Free online resource to help college counseling and other healthcare professionals learn to better distinguish between depressive disorders and bipolar disorders in the college population.

• Virginia Tech Mental Health Needs Assessment Study
  

  This study will shed light on how schools can best protect their students and provide support in the aftermath of tragedies.
   

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