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April 3, 2017
EDC Expert Joins Mass. Commission to Promote Behavioral Health
EDC’s Jim Vetter is serving on a new statewide commission that will be critical to Massachusetts’ prevention efforts.
March 23, 2017
New Effort Seeks to Reduce Suicide Rates by 20%
In an effort to save thousands of lives, the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention—composed of more than 250 partner organizations, including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention—has set a bold goal to reduce the annual suicide rate by 20 percent by 2025.
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March 20, 2017
Honduras Youth Program Celebrates Achievements
EDC’s Proyecto METAS in Honduras was honored during official ceremonies in Tegucigalpa, marking the conclusion of the six-year effort funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
March 14, 2017
EDC to Share STEM Expertise at New America Forum
On March 16, Cindy Hoisington will represent EDC as a featured panelist in the New America Forum, “What’s Next for STEM Education? Boosting Teachers and Teaching, PreK-12.” The panel, scheduled for 1:40 p.m., will be livestreamed (registration required).
February 15, 2017
EDC Presents Afterschool Care Recommendations at Mass. State House
Improving the quality of services that afterschool and out-of-school time (ASOST) programs provide will be complex and require collaboration among many decision makers and program staff, EDC’s Meghan Broadstone told a group of lawmakers and stakeholders at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, January 31.
February 15, 2017
Join EDC at CIES (March 5-9)
Join EDC development specialists at the Comparative International Education Society (CIES) Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting will explore the theme “Problematizing (In) Equality: The Promise of Comparative and International Education.” It will be held March 5–9 at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
January 9, 2017
Suicide Prevention for Men in the Middle Years
Preventing Suicide among Men in the Middle Years is a new resource from EDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource Center to help state and community organizations reduce the number of deaths by suicide among men in the middle years.
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December 20, 2016
EDC Leads Suicide Prevention for U.S. Air Force

Teams from five U.S. Air Force installations were the most recent participants in the Zero Suicide Academy,™ EDC’s signature suicide prevention training, which was held in San Antonio, Texas, in November.

December 15, 2016
REL Northeast & Islands at EDC Studies Role of K–12 Principals

Just how much work is it to be a school principal? New research from REL Northeast & Islands at EDC is shedding light on how consuming the job can be.

November 21, 2016
EDC Helps NY Philharmonic Launch New Website

With help from EDC’s Center for Children and Technology, the New York Philharmonic has launched Young People’s Concerts Play!, a new website with on-demand streaming of concerts enhanced by interactive lessons for classrooms.