Mountains for Mental Health Fundraising Efforts
The Jed Foundation
The History
In 1998 Donna & Phil Satow lost their son, Jed, to suicide. Through their time of grief and questions, they developed the JED Foundation in 2000 to honor their son by fighting against the tragedy of suicide in our nation. It continues to be the 2nd leading cause of death for people ages 10-34 partially due to the shame and stigma that surrounds mental health.
The Mission
The JED foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization that is dedicated to protecting the emotional health and preventing suicide for teens and young adults around the United States. They believe in doing this through arming students with the knowledge and skills to combat life’s hardships and partnering with schools and colleges to improve their programs dedicated to mental health.
JED's Impact
Has reached 63.8 million with campaigns nation wide
More than 2 million teens and their families have used JED’s Set to Go high school program to prepare emotionally for the transition to college and adult life.
400 institutes of higher education with 4.8 million students utilizing the JED Campus program to improve their approach to mental health
1,600 colleges using ULifeline – an online program dedicated to providing resources
POLE POLE: [POH-lay POH-lay] - Swahili Adverb - slowly or carefully; a concept towards achieving acclimatization
Pole Pole follows Shelby Cude, a high-achieving multi-camera director for major touring artists, as she escapes her burnout by documenting a friend’s charity climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. What Begins as a favor — film the climb, help promote a non-profit, maybe spread some of her father’s ashes at the summit — becomes an intimate reckoning with the grief and guilt she’s carried since her father Donnie’s Suicide.
For documentary specific social media, head over to Instagram - @polepole.film or to the film site polepolefilm.com
SOAR- Seeing OuR Adolescents Rise
THE RISE (Resilience Independence Self-Confidence through Experiences) Program provides trauma-informed, resilience-building support for youth experiencing school disengagement, justice involvement, family instability, or emotional and behavioral challenges.
Through experiential therapy, coaching, and skill-building, youth are supported in developing positive coping skills emotional regulation, and relationship skills
From 2022-2025 Heather assisted in creating and forming this clinical program and utilized her expertise in experiential and Adventure therapy
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