Laura Erickson-Schroth

Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, MA, (she/they) is a psychiatrist committed to improving mental health through education and resource creation. She is the Chief Medical Officer at the Jed Foundation (JED), a nonprofit focused on emotional health and suicide prevention for teens and young adults. Laura has provided thousands of patients with crisis intervention and mental health support in over ten different emergency rooms in New York City. Much of her career has focused on LGBTQ mental health, and she continues to see clients at Hetrick-Martin Institute for LGBTQIA+ Youth.