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The Future of Youth Mental Health: A Message from JED CEO John MacPhee

Erika Hill — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:28:36 +0000

Students bring their mental health to school every day. That’s why schools need to be a big part of the safety net — and JED gives them the tools to make it stronger.

See what happens when schools make youth mental health a priority. The Jed Foundation (JED) CEO John MacPhee shares compelling evidence from 2024 and how we’re scaling life-saving work to schools nationwide.

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Webinar: Winning at What Cost? The Mental Health Crisis Facing Today’s Student-Athletes

JED site admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:37:43 +0000

When the high-pressure world of youth sports meets the ongoing and escalating teen and young adult mental health crisis, the results are troubling. Student-athletes are experiencing exhaustion, anxiety, and depression at increasing rates. During the early days of the pandemic there was a worrisome number of high school athlete suicides and in spring 2022, at least five high-profile college student-athletes died by suicide in the span of two months. In 2021, the suicide rate among 15–24-year-olds rose 7%, the largest increase of any age group. Now more than ever, there is an increased urgency to provide young adults with mental health support and sports teams offer a powerful place to do that.

That’s why The Jed Foundation (JED) and Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Hosted a Webinar, Winning at What Cost? The Mental Health Crisis Facing Today’s Student Athletes. Moderator Tony Reali, host of ESPN’s Around the Horn and a passionate mental health advocate, spoke with Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, JED’s Chief Medical Officer, and Marti Reed, PCA’s Director of National Partnerships & DEI Programming Manager, about concrete ways coaches, parents, and players can safeguard the emotional well-being of high school athletes.

“Some examples include being really specific when asking if something is going on. That’s super important for young people on sports teams, especially, when they feel like they have this pressure to perform and to succeed and to always be strong,” said JED’S Chief Medical Officer Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth. “Set the precedent by modeling your own behavior and showing that you know how to deal with your own emotions and have those necessary coping skills, too. This will allow you to offer that space where a young person can be open. And, remember to ask for help. Coaches need to learn about resources, beforehand, by connecting with other people or the counseling center at your school. Be ready to support your athletes.”

Click here to watch the webinar now.

JED and Positive Coaching Alliance are founding members of the Choose Kindness Alliance, a group of twenty leading national nonprofits committed to the mission of the Choose Kindness Project. This year-long initiative, which is supported by ABC, ESPN, and the Walton Family Foundation, is dedicated to inspiring a more inclusive world where all young people feel empowered to be themselves and safe to create the futures they imagine.

We hope you will watch the webinar and download the resources below to support your coaches, staff, and students in prioritizing mental health and creating a culture of care on—and off—the field.

The Jed Foundation (JED)

Positive Coaching Alliance

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JED Voices Video: Anastasia Vlasova

Marianne Aguilar — Tue, 31 May 2022 16:13:55 +0000

Anastasia Vlasova learned at an early age the critical importance of opening up about mental health. Fortunately, she was able to seek the help she needed, and she is now able to recognize her inner critic without letting it take control. Hear Anastasia share her story in this JED Voices interview.

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Join the conversation about mental health on social media using #JEDvoices and our handle @jedfoundation, where sharing our stories helps us break down shame, connect to others, and remember to believe in ourselves.

Watch all the JED Voices videos on our YouTube playlist.

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JED Voices Video: ALONZO on Mental Health and Resilience

Marianne Aguilar — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:14:38 +0000

Alonzo Russell, who goes by ALONZO, is an L.A.-based recording artist. He came into the national spotlight as a semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent.” But before he entered the limelight, he was a young person dealing with anger and depression.

Hear Alonzo share his story in this JED Voices interview with Dr. Janis Whitlock, a developmental psychologist working with JED. Watch the full conversation below.

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Protecting Mental Health in 2021

JED site admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:15:44 +0000

In 2021, much of the country reopened after almost two years of shutdowns and uncertainty due to the coronavirus. But the anxiety, depression, and trauma experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has remained. That’s where JED comes in. This year, we expanded the reach of our JED Campus and JED High School programs. We worked with dedicated partners including Instagram, Spotify, Hulu, Morgan Stanley, Madhappy, and others.

We’ve come a long way, but suicide is still the second leading cause of death in teens and young adults. JED’s work is needed now more than ever. Learn more about JED and how you can help protect emotional health and prevent suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults by visiting jedfoundation.org.

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JED Voices Video: How To Live Your Best Life with Gabriel Ramirez

Marianne Aguilar — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:00:56 +0000

Poet, activist, and teaching artist Gabriel Ramirez knows how difficult it can be to find and receive mental health therapy and counseling, having had people in his close circle deal with unemployment and insurance coverage issues.

Therapy can be helpful for navigating your emotions, and the situations that trigger you. As a result of therapy, Gabriel now feels as though he has more emotional availability to support others and more acceptance of future uncertainties.

Hear more about where Gabriel is in his mental health journey and how we can live life more authentically. Watch the full conversation.

Check out these short clips from the conversation:

Watch all the JED Voices videos on our YouTube playlist.

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Ask the Expert – Managing Big Emotions

JED site admin — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:10:46 +0000

Many of us are dealing with big emotions. The pandemic, racial tensions, climate change, political polarization, and the uncertainty it all brings can at times feel overwhelming. Here are some tips from JED Senior Advisor, Dr. Janis Whitlock, to manage big emotions during these uncertain times.

Janis Whitlock, Ph.D., M.P.H., JED senior advisor, has worked in the area of adolescent and young adult mental health, resilience and wellbeing for over 30 years. She is dedicated to bridging science, practice, and lived experience wisdom in ways that inform, enhance and support the human capacity to thrive. She has experience as a frontline provider and program developer and, for the past two decades, as a researcher, educator, author, and public speaker in these and related areas. As the founder and director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery and the co-founder of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, she has deep expertise in areas of self-injury and related mental health challenges, including suicide, depression and anxiety. She has also studied and written about connectedness, resilience, the role of social media in mental health and prevention, and sexual health.

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A Conversation with The D’Amelios

JED site admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:00:59 +0000

Dr. Janis Whitlock, senior advisor at JED, talks all things mental health and social media with Marc and Heidi D’Amelio, stars of Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show

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Year One Lessons as a Youth Mental Health Non Profit Leader at The Jed Foundation

JED site admin — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:42:56 +0000

Henry Zhu, Chief of Staff to the Chief External Affairs Officer at JED, shared some key insights from his first year working at The Jed Foundation (JED). He highlighted ways in which his perspective as a recent college graduate has advanced JED’s mission and impact, several youth-focused initiatives that he has contributed to or led within JED, and offered practical recommendations for those hoping to contribute to youth-focused mental health programming, support, and/or advocacy efforts.

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Oklahoma in Crisis: Identifying & Preventing Teen Suicide

JED site admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:52:40 +0000

In this video from the national Well Beings tour, Erica Riba, L.C.S.W., director of higher education & student engagement, talks about JED and how to promote mental health and prevent suicide.

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