{"id":4113,"date":"2021-07-03T19:22:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T19:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/?page_id=4113"},"modified":"2025-06-11T15:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:45:18","slug":"meet-our-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/meet-our-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Student Voice of Mental Health Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each year, The Jed Foundation (JED) honors one high school student and one college student doing outstanding work to create communities of care in their schools. Student Voice of Mental Health Award recipients are advocates who are raising mental health awareness by leading initiatives, encouraging their peers to reach out for help, and building support systems for youth mental health and suicide prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Previous winners:<\/h2>\n<h3><b>2025<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winner-rohan-satija-on-reclaiming-mental-health-stories\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rohan Satija, Westwood High School<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winner-nora-sun-on-the-power-of-peer-to-peer-support\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nora Yanyi Sun, Harvard University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>2024\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/student-voice-of-mental-health-awards-winner-rick-yang-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rick Yang, Scarsdale High School<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/student-voice-of-mental-health-awards-winner-areli-rosales-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Areli Rosales, University of Texas at San Antonio<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2023\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.cirrusinsight.com\/914408d9-d1c6-4fcb-abae-a5dc62995022\/jedfoundation-org-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winner-audrey-wang-on-using-technology-to-foster-empathy-and-inclusivity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audrey Wang, Mission San Jose High School<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.cirrusinsight.com\/914408d9-d1c6-4fcb-abae-a5dc62995022\/jedfoundation-org-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winner-jose-caballero-on-giving-young-adults-a-platform-to-share-their-stories\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jos\u00e9 Caballero, Columbia University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2022<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winner-crystal-widado-is-using-her-passion-for-journalism-and-debate-to-ignite-vital-conversations-about-mental-health\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crystal Widado, Glendora High School<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/student-voice-of-mental-health-award-winner-joseph-sexton-is-committed-to-changing-the-way-we-discuss-mental-healthcare\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joseph Sexton, Vanderbilt University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/student-voice-of-mental-health-award-2021-winner-georgia-messinger-is-using-tech-to-transform-mental-health-peer-support\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia Messinger, Harvard University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2020<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/student-voice-of-mental-health-award-honoree-collin-spencer-transforms-tragedy-into-a-quest-to-promote-mental-well-being-for-all\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collin Spencer, Georgia Institute of Technology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2019<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/2019-jed-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-honoree-enna-selmanovic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enna Selmanovic, University of Cincinnati<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2018<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/2018-jed-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-honorees-max-sam\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samuel Orley and Max Rothman, University of Michigan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2017<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/2017-jerry-greenspan-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-honoree-matthew-argame\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Argame, California State University, Long Beach<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2016<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/news-views\/2019-jed-student-voice-of-mental-health-award-honoree-maggie-skoch-musso\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maggie Skoch Musso, University of Notre Dame<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2015<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sonia Doshi, University of Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2014<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margaret Kramer, University of South Carolina<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2013<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kessler, The George Washington University<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2012<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren Ashley Tipton, Washington and Lee University<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2011<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristen Stefureac, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2010<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenny Liu, University of California Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2009<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam Taylor, Western Michigan University<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2008<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Student Voice of Mental Health Awards were established in 2008 by Carol Ullman in honor of her son, Jerry Greenspan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That year, The Alive Campaign, consisting of five students from Baylor University who bicycled across the country for suicide prevention, received the award.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, The Jed Foundation (JED) honors one high school student and one college student doing outstanding work to create communities of care in their 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