JED Progress to Date
Saint Louis University continues to make progress as a JED Campus. We have created updates on recent studies, compiled progress reports and created a timeline of SLU's participation in the JED Foundation's program.
Healthy Minds Study Fall 2025
We will once again launch the Healthy Minds Study in October, allowing us to measure progress toward SLU's JED Campus strategic plan.
What is the Healthy Minds Study?
Student Development conducts the Healthy Minds Study, a survey open to all students, as part of Saint Louis University's partnership with the JED Foundation, a leading nonprofit organization specializing in helping universities evaluate and improve their mental health services.
The Healthy Minds Study is designed to let students' voices be heard. Student input is critical to SLU’s efforts to enhance the quality and accessibility of our mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs. This survey will be available to students from Oct. 27 through Nov. 21, 2025.
Progress Report Fall 2025
- Mindfulness Training: The Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults (MIEA) mindfulness training teaches participants various breathing techniques, visualization and mindfulness to reduce stress and quiet the mind.
- WellSPACE and Sacred Spaces: SLU created additional WellSPACE locations that provide students with a designated space for self-care while recognizing that the path to wellness may look different for each student. Spaces support holistic wellness through gardening, art, music, mindfulness, relaxation and more. Additionally, we conducted an audit of the sacred spaces on our north, south, and law campuses, and have added photos and locations to our Campus Ministry website to ensure students are aware of these spaces.
- University Counseling Center Groups: The growing interest in group therapy highlights its value in supporting students and normalizing psychotherapy. This past year, we introduced groups addressing social-political tensions and supporting specific communities, such as fraternities and sororities, alongside ongoing offerings like the collegiate recovery community, men’s support group, and Dinner with Friends You Haven’t Met Yet for building connections and reducing social anxiety.
- TimelyCare Virtual Therapy Partner: SLU officially launched our partnership with TimelyCare. The partnership with TimelyCare
allows us to deliver a hybrid model of care in collaboration with on-campus resources.
Benefits to students include: Convenient 24/7 care, reduced wait times, and a diverse
provider network when they are away from campus. Students can connect on their phone
or other device and select from a wide-ranging menu of virtual care options from licensed
counselors in all 50 states, including:
- Appointment-based mental health counseling
- Care navigation
- Peer support community
- Digital self-care content
- Psychological Services Center (PSC) Partnership: Through a partnership with our Psychological Services Center, SLU students have received a total of 331 therapy sessions and nearly 30 psychological evaluations, leading to reduced anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance use, and improved relationships and overall mental health functioning.
- Community Wellness Advocates: Community Wellness Advocates are peer educators engaging the student community by coordinating events with student organizations and offering wellness-related education.
- Collaborated with SSM Behavioral Urgent Care as a referral source for students experiencing a mental health crisis, ensuring smooth coordination of care and access to necessary resources.
- Participated in Reducing Access to Lethal Means Community of Practice hosted by The Jed Foundation (JED) to review our suicide prevention strategies.