Youth Mental Health Fund for Community Support in Grove City

The April T. Bocian Foundation supports mental health awareness, depression education, and suicide prevention advocacy in April’s memory. Its community-centered work includes fundraising events, volunteer opportunities, promotion of trusted crisis resources, an affiliation with EmpowHer Retreat, and partnership connections with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The foundation’s purpose is to bring people together around compassionate, informed action.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For urgent emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or concern for another person, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trained counselors can provide confidential support and help identify next steps.

The foundation focuses on awareness, prevention advocacy, community involvement, and connections to trusted resources. It is not presented as a provider of clinical counseling, diagnosis, emergency treatment, or medical care. People seeking ongoing therapy or psychiatric support should contact a licensed mental health professional, healthcare provider, or an appropriate local behavioral-health organization. In an urgent crisis, call or text 988.

Community members can support the foundation by volunteering at fundraising events, helping share mental health awareness information, contributing skills, or participating in outreach activities. Volunteer needs may vary throughout the year, especially around the annual Golf Outing and other awareness efforts. Contact the April T. Bocian Foundation directly to discuss your interests, availability, and the ways you would like to contribute.

Businesses interested in supporting the annual Golf Outing can review available sponsorship information and complete the foundation’s sponsorship form. Sponsorship participation helps advance the foundation’s mission of mental health awareness and suicide prevention while bringing community members together around a shared cause. The foundation also provides a Golf Outing Sponsors PDF with details for prospective sponsors and supporters.

Yes. The foundation offers team registration for its annual Golf Outing fundraiser. Participants can access a player registration PDF and complete the team registration form online. The outing is designed to combine community connection with fundraising for mental health awareness and suicide prevention efforts. Registration availability, event details, and related materials are provided through the foundation’s event resources.

EmpowHer Retreat is a wellness and empowerment program affiliated with and supported by the April T. Bocian Foundation. The retreat is intended to encourage women’s mental health, well-being, personal restoration, and supportive connection. Information about retreat programming and participation is available through the EmpowHer Retreat website. It is one of several initiatives connected to the foundation’s broader awareness mission.

You can reach the April T. Bocian Foundation by phone at 724-355-1909 or by email at abocian@redsafetyids.com. The foundation also offers an online message form for general questions about volunteering, fundraising, event participation, sponsorships, and mental health awareness resources. Messages submitted through the form require contact details so the foundation can respond as soon as possible.