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\"Students<\/p>\n

The Jed Foundation (JED) joined forces with the <\/span>Red Sox Foundation<\/span><\/a> and its <\/span>New England Service Scholarship<\/span><\/a> recipients at Fenway Park on June 27 to pack 2,000 mental health wellness kits for high school students across Massachusetts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

JED helped the Red Sox Foundation identify schools that would benefit from the kits, and on July 8, JED staff members distributed them to Weymouth High School, North Attleboro High School, and Attleboro High School \u2014 three participants in the <\/span>JED High School program<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The kits included items such as fidget rings, journals, mindfulness or affirmation cards, and ear plugs \u2014 tools and resources specifically chosen to help students navigate stress, build resilience, and prioritize their mental wellness. Some even included handwritten notes from the students who put them together. The Red Sox Foundation chose to make the care packages as the community service project for its scholarship recipients.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"JED<\/p>\n

\u201cSchools are often stretched thin when it comes to funding, so receiving something at no cost \u2014 and in such generous quantity \u2014 was genuinely exciting for them,<\/span>\u201d says Krystal Skaggs, MS, LPC, a school mental health specialist at JED.<\/span><\/p>\n

When students receive the care packages when they return to school in the fall, they\u2019re getting more than just helpful items. They\u2019re receiving a message that their mental health matters, that their community is invested in their success, and that seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

Learn more about <\/span><\/i>JED\u2019s work with high schools<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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