About JED Campus

St John Fisher University: A Proud JED Campus Alumni Member

At St. John Fisher University, we are deeply committed to the well-being of our students. As a JED Campus Alumni member, we have embraced a collaborative process to enhance mental health resources, prevent substance misuse, and support suicide prevention on our campus.

Through our partnership with JED Campus, we evaluated and strengthened comprehensive systems, programs, and policies to ensure a supportive environment for all students. This initiative has been instrumental in fostering a culture of care, resilience, and holistic wellness.

Our commitment doesn’t stop here. As an alumni member, Fisher will continue the vital work initiated through the JED Campus partnership. Together, we aim to create lasting, impactful change that prioritizes student well-being and ensures a thriving campus community.

  • JED Campus Alumni badge.
    The Jed Foundation

    JED Campus is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation. The program is designed to empower schools with a framework and customized support to enhance student mental health, as well as and suicide and substance abuse prevention efforts. 

    In January 2025, Fisher moved to alumni member status and joins the over 450 institutions nationally that are engaged in this work. 

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Timeline

Since 2019, Fisher has collaborated with JED Campus to assess and enhance comprehensive mental health promotion and substance abuse and suicide prevention on campus.

  • January 2025: Fisher completes our participation as an active JED Campus and gains JED Campus Alumni Status.
  • October 2024: The second offering of the Health Minds Survey was sent to Fisher Students resulting in over 500 students participating in this round. Data for this follow-up survey will be forthcoming.
  • March 2024: Campus hosted Kaleb Joseph, former Division 1 athlete and Founder of the Self-Help Tour. This event was attended by over 200 members of the campus community.
  • May 2023: The second cohort of TIG (Trauma, Illness, and Grief) responders is trained. 
  • January 2023: Efforts of the initiative are being observed within the campus culture. As of this date, over 500 members of the campus community have participated in Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) training.
  • October 2022: Campus hosted Kevin Hines, an American suicide prevention speaker. This event was attended by close to 400 members of the campus community.
  • June 2022: First cohort of TIG (Trauma, Illness, and Grief) Responders trained. Fisher led these efforts with the largest higher education team trained.
  • May 2022: Year one report submitted to Cabinet and Board of Trustees for review
  • May 2021: JED strategic plan is developed and planning begins on executing actionable steps.
  • April 2021: Health Minds Survey data is obtained with 800 student responses to the survey.
  • February 2021: JED Task Force is formed and convenes for Kick-Off event; Healthy Minds Survey is launched.
  • December 2020: Re-engagement with JED advisor with a pledged commitment to turn the focus back to JED planning for the Spring 2021 semester.
  • March 2020: COVID pandemic begins and Fisher moves to online learning with a focus on COVID response and planning.
  • October 2019: February 2020- Planning and collaboration were begun with the JED Foundation.
  • September 2019: Strategic Funds were requested and approved to apply to become a JED campus.