What is The Jed Foundation?
'''The Jed Foundation''' is a [[non-profit organization]] working to reduce the rate of [[suicide]] and emotional distress among college students. It is the largest such effort in the United States. It works with the government program, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, to develop and spread [[suicide prevention]] strategies.<ref>[http://www.jedfoundation.org/ The Jed Foundation]</ref> ==History== The Jed Foundation was founded in 2000 by Donna and Phil Satow. Their son Jed, a second year student at the [[University of Arizona]], ended his life after struggling with college life.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tragedies inspire action|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2004-03-02-college-suicide-betterlife_x.htm|first=Kim|last=Painter|date=2004-03-02|accessdate=2011-07-05|work=USA Today}}</ref> The organization works with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, set up in 2002 by the [[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)|url=http://www.sprc.org/about_sprc/index.asp#history|accessdate=2011-07-05|archive-date=2011-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814130611/http://www.sprc.org/about_sprc/index.asp#history|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jed Foundation}} [[Category:Suicide]] [[Category:Non-profit organizations of the United States]]