Denise, Executive Director

About Denise, Executive Director

am the Executive Director of The JEM Foundation. The JEM Foundation was founded in honor of Jacob Machovsky wo was lost to suicide. Our mission is to prevent suicide, support positive changes to mental health care, provide individual and family support for those struggling with mental illness, and remove the stigma associated with it.

Where is the Funding?

In 1972 Neil Diamond sang it in Song Sung Blue: “me and you are subject to the blues now and then” … four and a half decades later it is time to bring depression out of the shadows, “We simply got no choice” I recently saw a stat put out by AFSP.org (America Foundation for [...]

By Denise, Executive Director|2017-02-15T21:23:57-07:00February 15th, 2017|

Depression: as more of our loved ones fall victim, this is something the church needs to get right.

Depression: what comes to mind when you read or hear this word? Do you think of general sadness, someone in a mental institution, or do you think of it at all? Do you think Christians can be depressed? If no, why?Many people in this world struggle with depression every day. According to the Huffington Post:350,000,000 [...]

By Denise, Executive Director|2021-08-10T14:12:15-07:00February 12th, 2017|