Join the Centre County Suicide Prevention Taskforce on Tuesday, September 3rd at the Centre County Courthouse as we raise awareness for suicide prevention and highlight how our community is working together to save lives.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and […]

Join Jana Marie Foundation for this fun and engaging club for young women in grades 6- 8.  Meeting twice a month teens have the opportunity to find the strength to use their voice, follow their passions, and believe in themselves for the amazing people they are! Each session starts with a pizza dinner to help […]

An Evening of Hope, Healing, and Remembrance Join Jana Marie Foundation for our annual community dinner, program, and candle-lighting ceremony. This event is designed to create public awareness, educate the community, remember those we have lost, give hope to the survivors and end the stigma around mental health. Stay tuned for more details. Sponsored in part by […]

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and […]

If you have lost someone to suicide, you are not alone.  We understand that losing someone to suicide can be life-altering and is often accompanied by many complex emotions. Led by Evelyn Wald, this group is designed to provide healing support to community members coping with the loss of a loved one.  This support group […]

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed […]

I tune myself to every chord, every note; I take refuge in a melody line and there I find hope. -hej Join us for an Extraordinary Musical Journey through Adversity to Hope and Resilience! The captivating voices and exceptional talents of some of State College's best musicians, backed by a multi-generational choir and enlivened with […]

Join Jana Marie Foundation for this fun and engaging club for young women in grades 6- 8.  Meeting twice a month teens have the opportunity to find the strength to use their voice, follow their passions, and believe in themselves for the amazing people they are! Each session starts with a pizza dinner to help […]

If you have lost someone to suicide, you are not alone.  We understand that losing someone to suicide can be life-altering and is often accompanied by many complex emotions. Led by Evelyn Wald, this group is designed to provide healing support to community members coping with the loss of a loved one.  This support group […]

Jana Marie Foundation presents a screening and discussion of Kevin Hines’ powerful new film SUICIDE: THE RIPPLE EFFECT Join the movement and help save a life Suicide: The Ripple Effect, a feature length documentary, focuses on Kevin Hines who survived a suicide attempt by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge and since has been a leading […]

Mokita® Dialogues allow community members to come together and talk for a change.  These discussions not only highlight topics of vital concern- elephants in the room – but also provide opportunities for follow up and action.  Mokita® Dialogues is sponsored by the Centre Daily Times.

A Parent/Teen Program Parenting a teenager can be tough work and being a teenager isn’t always easy. All families can benefit from time together to connect, communicate, and contribute to the parent child relationship! Join the Jana Marie Foundation in a three-part series where teens and parents come together to learn, grow, and flourish. Session […]

If you have lost someone to suicide, you are not alone.  We understand that losing someone to suicide can be life-altering and is often accompanied by many complex emotions. Led by Evelyn Wald, this group is designed to provide healing support to community members coping with the loss of a loved one.  This support group […]

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and […]

A Parent/Teen Program Parenting a teenager can be tough work and being a teenager isn’t always easy. All families can benefit from time together to connect, communicate, and contribute to the parent child relationship! Join the Jana Marie Foundation in a three-part series where teens and parents come together to learn, grow, and flourish. Session […]