JED Campus at Bristol

The Jed Foundation provides colleges and universities expert support, evidence-based best practices, and data-driven guidance to protect student mental health and prevent suicide.

JED Campus is a signature program of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to guide schools through a collaborative process of comprehensive systems, program and policy development with customized support to build upon existing student mental health, substance use and suicide prevention efforts. 

While Bristol Mental Health Counseling has utilized the JED Foundation for many years to bring critical information and resources to our students, in 2023, the college took this partnership to the next level by becoming a JED Campus.

Assessment

• School builds an interdisciplinary team to steer efforts across campus.
• School administers Healthy Minds Study (HMS) student survey.
• Team completes JED Campus Self-Assessment.

Strategic Planning

• JED reviews assessment responses and provides feedback.
• The JED team visits your campus.
• Team and JED develop a Strategic Plan.

Implementation

• JED Campus advisor provides ongoing support to implement strategic plan.
• The JED Campus Playbook serves as an easy reference guide.
• JED Campus tracks and communicates progress of the strategic plan.

Learning Community

• Cross collaborate with other JED Campuses nationwide.
• JED Campus newsletters inform teams about emerging stories, resources and events to strengthen the work being done.

Evaluation

• School administers second HMS survey.
• The team completes the JED Campus post assessment.
• JED provides a summary analysis report on school progress.

Sustainability

• JED offers guidance on continuing the work of the team.
• The team sets goals for future work and improvement.
• School becomes a JED Campus alumni upon program completion.

Jill Apicerno, Mental Health Counselor.

April Fonseca, Administrative Assistant I, Student Wellness.

Christen Antonio, Administrative Assistant II, Library Learning Commons.

Alison Brewer, Learning Specialist, Office of Disability Services.

Denny Cosmo, Director of Veterans Center.

Ren Deysher Fernández, Program Coordinator, Basic Need Support.

Will Duffy, Senior Special Programs Coordinator, Academic Innovation and Professional Development.

Joyce Fernandes, Adjunct Faculty, Arts and Humanities.

Andrea Fortier, Director of Marketing.

Alyssa Frezza, Academic Coordinator, Athletics and Recreation.

Marie Kacmarsky, Coordinator of Nursing Equity and Student Success.

Danielle Licitra, Director, Institutional Assessment.

Elisabetta Misuraca, Academic Coordinator, Advising.

Livia Neubert, Academic Coordinator, Arts and Humanities.

Melissa Rogers, Special Programs Coordinator, Multicultural Affairs.

Jennifer Sousa, Staff Associate, Information Technology Services.

• Identified and assessed existing mental health and wellness resources available at Bristol by completing Baseline Assessment.
• Implemented Healthy Minds pre-assessment survey to enrolled Bristol students (Spring 2024 semester), gauging student awareness of mental health resources on campus.
• Held student focus group to address mental health and wellness at Bristol.
• Conducted staff working group to further review, discuss, and assess Baseline Assessment and student focus group.