JED Campus

JED Campus is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation designed to help colleges and universities enhance emotional well-being and mental health promotion efforts, reduce substance abuse, and prevent suicide among students.

JED Campus and EWU

In Fall 2019, EWU entered into a strategic, four-year partnership with JED Campus. This partnership is designed to help EWU through a collaborative process that examines comprehensive systems, program and policy development with tailored support to build upon existing student mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention efforts.

How does it work?

In the Fall of 2019, a leadership team comprised of staff, faculty and students from across the university formed and met monthly. This team completed a campus-wide assessment of EWU’s programs, systems and challenges. In addition, student data was gathered through the Healthy Minds Survey. Student survey data, student focus group sessions, and the campus assessment informed the development of a draft strategic plan for the campus.

Step 1

Campus-wide assessment of EWU’s programs, systems and challenges.

Step 2

Develop strategic plan for the campus based on the student survey data, focus groups, and assessment.

Step 3

Implement, continue to assess, and adjust the strategic plan in partnership with JED Campus team.

JED Strategic Plan at EWU

View EWU’s JED Strategic Plan

Work Groups

JED Campus Leadership Team Expand

The leadership team continues to meet monthly and provide oversight to the workgroups. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the group has pivoted to work on issues that support students in the current virtual environment.

Communication Expand

This workgroup has put together a strategic communication plan to outreach to students and staff at critical times during the academic year. They also continue to highlight the supports in place for students, as well as the work of the team.

Data Assessment and Review Expand

This workgroup supports the overall success of the initiative by providing data support to each of the workgroups. They are also identifying on-going data needs and creating data snapshots to help identify gaps in services.

Postvention and Crisis Response Expand

This team is updating and finalizing the campus postvention plan, which will be broadly disseminated across campus.

Programming and Outreach Expand

This workgroup is identifying gaps and needs within sub-populations for programming and working to build programming that fills the need.

Social Connection Expand

This workgroup collaborates with the undergraduate public health program to create student projects that can create social connections. For Fall 2020, the group is working on offering virtual affinity groups for students.

JED Campus Leadership Team

Tricia Hughes (Co-Chair)
Laura Gant (Co-Chair)
Samantha Armstrong Ash
Lisa Bilich
Jossie Brown
Caroline Dias
Nick Franco
Nathan Marney
Nikki Measor
Dave Millet
Jake Morrison
Jennifer Nunez
Amanda Reedy
Maria Reyna
Heidi Schnebly
Christina Sosa Lara