Huntingdon County
Crisis Intervention Hotline
County Lifeline: 1-800-929-9583
Contact Information
Task Force Contact Info:
Kelly Maffia, LCSW
Task Force Secretary
814 Washington St.
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Phone: (814) 506-8463 ext. 1303
County Suicide Prevention Task Force
The Huntingdon County Suicide Prevention Task Force now meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Penn Highlands Huntingdon Education Center at 9:00 am.
Phone conference option is available
Task Force Website
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County Suicide Prevention Resources
Parent education
Student education
Substance abuse prevention
County Screening For Suicide Prevention
Student Assistance Program (screening by mental health liaisons)
County Mental Health Resources
Inpatient psychiatric unit: Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Outpatient services for youth at risk for suicide: Merakey, Cen Clear Services, Inc
School-based mental health services
Service Access and Management, Inc. is the base service unit. Center for Community Resources has mobile crisis services.
Private counseling services
Support groups: Home nursing
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Name of Chapter: Central Pennsylvania Chapter
Contact Name: Samantha Benz, Area Director, Eastern and Central PA
Contact Number: 1-814-357-5829
Contact Email: sbenz@afsp.org
Support Group Information
Survivors of Suicide loss group meeting will be moving to the FIRST Center in Huntingdon. More information to be determined.
Meeting/Month Held on the third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
Contact: Juniata Valley Healing Connections
jvhealingconnections@gmail.com
Charge: NO