What is the JED Foundation (JED) and why is A&M Texarkana involved?
The Texas A&M University System is launching a multi-year effort to assess existing mental health services across its campuses and identify opportunities for improvement through a new partnership with The Jed Foundation (JED), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and protecting the mental health of young adults. Over the next few years, the flagship campus and other System schools will receive guidance on comprehensive systems, programs and policy development that build on existing student mental health, substance use and suicide prevention efforts through JED Campus, the foundation’s signature program.
A&M Texarkana Strategic Plan Highlights
- Implementation Strategies (Strategic Planning and Equitable Implementation)
- Protective/Preventive Factors (Develop Life Skills, Promote Social Connectedness)
- Early Intervention (Identifying Students at Risk, Increasing Help-Seeking)
- Clinical Services (Provide Mental Health Services: Health Insurance, Substance Use Support
- Environmental Safety (Crisis Management, Means Safety)
- Policies (Identifying Students at Risk, Provide Mental Health Services: Leave Policies, Substance Use Support, Crisis Management, Means Safety
JED Comprehensive Approach
JED’s Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention is a framework that holistically addresses all aspects of young people’s emotional well-being. It centers interventions with proven success: building supportive environments that reduce risk, increase connection, and make help easier to access.
Seven Thematic Domains Foster Life Skills
- Promote Connectedness and Positive Culture
- Recognize and Respond to Signs of Distress
- Reduce Barriers to Help-Seeking Ensure Access to Effective Mental Health Care
- Establish Systems of Crisis Management
- Reduce Access to Lethal Means
JED’s Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health on College Campuses - Learn More
JED Campus Committee Members
JED Chairs
Briana Taylor
Director of Student Counseling and Wellness Services
Jennifer Davis, PhD
Executive Director of the School of Professional Education and Community Engagement
JED Campus Committee Members:
Jay Davis
Dr. Randall Brumfield
Kathryn Hixson
David Rodeheaver
Colby Calhoun
Katherine Burke
Blessen Jacob
Melanie Nelson
Carla Griffin
Courtney Thomas
Pete Mann
Bo Carter
Boyd Smith III
Celeste McNiel
Jill Whittington
Jennifer Marks