圣安东尼奥学院 is a 杰德校区

圣安东尼奥 college is pleased to announce it has partnered with The Jed Foundation (JED) to become a 杰德校区, bolstering support for student well-being and mental health.

The program is a nationwide 倡议 of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, 物质滥用, and suicide prevention programs and systems to ensure that schools have the strongest possible mental health safety nets. Currently, nearly 500 campuses are engaged in the 杰德校区 倡议.

“We are excited to partner with The Jed Foundation and work towards strengthening our already robust resources for dealing with the critical problem of student mental health,吉莉安·丹曼说, director of the Student Advocacy Center. “大学 students are dealing with many stressors in their lives, and we need to ensure that we can help them academically and also support them mentally and emotionally as best we can.”

SAC’s membership in 杰德校区 begins with establishing an interdisciplinary, campus-wide team to assess, support and implement program, 政策, and system improvements and completing a confidential, self-assessment survey on its mental health promotion, 物质使用, and suicide prevention efforts. Upon completion of the assessment, JED subject matter experts provide schools with a comprehensive feedback report identifying successes and opportunities for enhancements.

“The college years are the age when many mental health issues first manifest, and it can be a time of significant stress and pressure,约翰·麦克菲说, Chief Executive Officer of JED. “杰德校区 helps schools by working with them to evaluate what their college or university is doing to support student emotional health and well-being and find practical ways to augment these efforts in a comprehensive way. We believe that the implementation of a campus-wide approach to mental health will lead to safer, 更健康的社区, and likely greater student retention.”

For more information about 杰德校区, visit http://jedfoundation.org/our-work/higher-ed/

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