JED is a trusted collaborator with institutions of higher education (IHE) to help you develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive plan for supporting the mental health of your most precious resource—your students.
For many students, mental health is the leading reason they struggle at school or don’t graduate. Colleges play a critical role in addressing the emotional health of their students and creating systems, policies, and a campus culture that ensures their students get the help and support they need.
Explore the many ways that JED can support your campus and for more information, contact jedcampusinfo@jedfoundation.org.
Based on our Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention for Colleges and Universities, JED Campus, a four-year program, is designed to guide schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, program, and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention efforts. JED consults with over 370 colleges and universities, impacting more than 4.8 million students, and another 2,500 colleges and universities use at least one JED resource to help strengthen their mental health.
Schools that participate in JED Higher Education Programs get access to shared resources, and other content via webinars, newsletters, listserv messaging, connection calls, and a resource playbook full of sample policies, programs, trainings, and campaigns.
Read about the impressive results from Kent State’s partnership with the JED Campus program, which improved their mental health services and outcomes over a four-year period.
View the incredible progress that campuses are making by implementing JED’s evidence-driven strategies.
This peer-reviewed paper, published by the National Academy of Medicine, touches on new insights from the JED Campus Program, and offers concrete approaches that colleges should implement to support their young people.
JED has dozens of resources to help you take action to support your students’ mental health and well-being. From how to take action in the event of a suicide, to administering remote counseling and helping students advocate for policies and systems to improve their own mental health, peruse our resources to get your campus the help and support it needs.
If you or someone you know needs to talk to someone right now, text START to 741-741 or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for a free, confidential conversation with a trained counselor 24/7.
Find more ways to get help & feel better in our RESOURCE CENTER.
If this is an emergency, please call 911 immediately.
