Lenape Valley Foundation

07/23/2025

🍦 The Staff Appreciation Ice Cream Truck rolled through our Lenape sites today, bringing smiles, sunshine, and well-deserved breaks! ☀️ Served up personally by our CEO and COO, team members enjoyed a cool treat while taking time to relax and connect with one another!

07/16/2025

Join Bucks County Su***de Prevention Task Force, Bucks County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Programs and Lenape Valley Foundation next Thursday, July 24 for the first of two trainings about Mental Health First Aid.

Mental Health First Aid for Adults is a free, in-person training from 9 am – 3:30 pm, and teaches people how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and older. The course also teaches a 5-step action plan for how to offer and provide initial help and how to guide a person toward appropriate care if necessary.

Register: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=NcvMSnp2c0aiWtPTdy6YH37LdCmYiXNDmTMZCs7mb6JUMlJINU9WOEExWE1UVk03OTBOUjNLMVFTRS4u&route=shorturl

07/08/2025

07/01/2025

🌟 Celebrating Growth, Leadership, and Impact 🌟

At Lenape Valley Foundation, we believe that team development is a cornerstone of our progress. One shining example is Erin McGrody, who began her journey with us 8 years ago as a Crisis Phone Operator. Today, she leads our Mobile Crisis Team with compassion and strength.

Erin’s path is a testament to what dedication, resilience, and a commitment to service can achieve. Her outstanding leadership and unwavering support for our community earned her the 2024 Staff Recognition Award — a well-deserved honor that reflects the lives she’s touched and the difference she continues to make every day.

We’re proud to have Erin on our team and even prouder to celebrate her success. 💙

06/30/2025

988 and 911: Know which number to use to get the right support at the right time. If you need support for your mental health, text or call 988 or chat online at 988lifeline.org.

06/30/2025

The Doylestown-based Lenape Valley Foundation is now one of at least 13 in-state call centers for the national 988 line.

06/25/2025

Lenape Valley Foundation taking calls from to the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline in Bucks County to help people with mental health and substance use issues.

06/25/2025

The Su***de & Crisis Lifeline connects to a national network of more than 200 local crisis centers that provide free, confidential support.

06/24/2025

When Bucks County residents call 988 for mental health or substance use assistance, the voice on the other end of the line now will belong to trained professionals from Lenape Valley Foundation. 📱 9️⃣ 8️⃣ 8️⃣

This month, Lenape Valley Foundation began operating the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline in Bucks County. We have hired eight crisis hotline specialists to staff the call center, which is based out of the crisis residential center, The Lodge, in Bristol.

“In the same way that 911 connects callers to physical health emergency services, 988 simplifies access to behavioral health emergency services,” said Dave Herold, chief executive officer of Lenape Valley Foundation. “This move will ensure that our neighbors in crisis can quickly reach trained professionals who provide inclusive, culturally responsive care and can connect them to the appropriate local support.”

🔗 Read more: https://www.lenapevf.org/lvf-now-operating-988-su***de-crisis-lifeline-in-bucks-county/

06/11/2025

🎉 Big news for behavioral health care in Bucks County!

Local leaders and mental health professionals gathered last week in Doylestown for a topping off ceremony at the Bright Path Center, celebrating the placement of the final roof truss on this transformative crisis stabilization facility.

This first-of-its-kind center in PA will provide 24/7, trauma-informed, person-centered care for individuals and families facing urgent mental health, substance use, or developmental challenges.

“This is more than just steel and lumber — it’s a vision coming to life,” said Lenape Valley Foundation CEO Dave Herold.

🔗 Read the full story and see photos: https://www.lenapevf.org/behavioral-health-advocates-celebrate-topping-off-of-bright-path-center/

Bucks County Government
Penn Medicine Doylestown Health
Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.

06/09/2025

Last week, we held a Topping Off Ceremony for the Bright Path Center. This event celebrated the progress being made on the building construction and brought together key stakeholders.

🎥 Check out the video featured on WFMZ: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/central-bucks-county/topping-off-ceremony-held-for-behavioral-health-center-in-bucks/article_c5056336-45a0-4470-a578-dc3abe1caf71.html

Event photos coming soon! 📸

Bucks County Government
Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.

Construction of the center is expected to be completed in 2026.

05/30/2025

Thanks, BCHIP - Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership for having our CEO, Dave Herold, on today’s Facebook live!

Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership strives to bring education and services to residents to enhance their lives. Our work focuses on mental health a...