The Jed Foundation

The Jed Foundation (JED)
Founded2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Region served
United States
MethodEducation
Key people
Phil and Donna Satow
Websitewww.jedfoundation.org

The Jed Foundation (JED) is a non-profit organization that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults in the United States. Phil and Donna Satow started the organization in 2000 after their youngest son Jed died by suicide in college in 1998.

In April 2026, it was announced that The Jed Foundation plans to merge with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to further expand upon the goal of suicide prevention.

References

  1. 1 2 Riba, Michelle B.; Menon, Meera (2021-05-29). College Psychiatry: Strategies to Improve Access to Mental Health. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-69468-5.
  2. ↑ "Mental health efforts earn Cornell national recognition". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. ↑ Emmons, Kimberly K. (2010-02-16). Black Dogs and Blue Words: Depression and Gender in the Age of Self-Care. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-4922-4.
  4. ↑ "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". American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. April 21, 2026.