Maximize Your Foundation’s Community Impact

Your foundation can create meaningful change by partnering with Penn State to strengthen student mental health and prevent substance use.

Maximize Your Foundation’s Community Impact

Your foundation can create meaningful change by partnering with Penn State to strengthen student mental health and prevent substance use.

1M+

Lives
Improved

50+

Countries Informed

67

Every PA County Served

Introduction

Families thrive. Students flourish. Communities grow stronger. Leverage the power of Penn State to create greater impact in the communities you care about by improving student mental health and preventing substance use through proven, data-driven solutions. We help foundations like yours turn research into real-world change.

Science That Strengthens Communities

Our prevention research delivers measurable, lasting results.

  • Improved student mental health and family wellbeing in communities across Pennsylvania.

  • Reduced youth substance use through school and family programs.

  • Evidence used by 50+ countries to inform prevention policy and practice.

  • Over one million lives improved through programs developed and tested at Penn State.

Data-Driven Solutions That Fit Your Community

Deciding where to invest for the greatest community impact can be complex. We help foundations maximize their investments using science-based approaches proven to improve student mental health and prevent substance use. Together, we identify needs, design solutions, and evaluate outcomes to ensure every dollar achieves lasting results.

Proven Prevention, Real Change

From research to results, our prevention programs strengthen families, students, and schools.

  • Family Foundations: Supports expectant parents, improving family relationships and infant wellbeing.

  • PROSPER: Reduces youth substance use by up to 41 percent and builds long-term resilience.

  • Power of Parents: Equips families with strategies to prevent impaired driving and risky behaviors.

They listen to our needs and deliver programs that make a measurable difference.

– Foundation Partner

They listen to our needs and deliver programs that make a measurable difference.

– Foundation Partner

Let’s Talk About Partnership

Ready to explore how your foundation can strengthen student mental health and prevent substance use in the communities you serve? Fill out the form (right) to connect with our partnership team.

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Not ready to fill out a form? Download our Partnership Guide.

Want to learn more?

Let’s Talk About Partnership

Ready to explore how your foundation can strengthen student mental health and prevent substance use in the communities you serve?

Focus Areas

At the PRC, we work at the intersection of research, technology and practice to replace risky behaviors with protective behaviors and promote human flourishing.

4 smiling teachers meeting around a table

Projects

Our cutting-edge research drives us to forge new frontiers and build important alliances to ensure health and well-being is within everyone’s reach.

1M+

Lives Improved

50+

Countries Informed

67

Every PA County Served

Introduction

Families thrive. Students flourish. Communities grow stronger. Leverage the power of Penn State to create greater impact in the communities you care about by improving student mental health and preventing substance use through proven, data-driven solutions. We help foundations like yours turn research into real-world change.

Science That Strengthens Communities

Our prevention research delivers measurable, lasting results.

  • Improved student mental health and family wellbeing in communities across Pennsylvania.

  • Reduced youth substance use through school and family programs.

  • Evidence used by 50+ countries to inform prevention policy and practice.

  • Over one million lives improved through programs developed and tested at Penn State.

Data-Driven Solutions That Fit Your Community

Deciding where to invest for the greatest community impact can be complex. We help foundations maximize their investments using science-based approaches proven to improve student mental health and prevent substance use. Together, we identify needs, design solutions, and evaluate outcomes to ensure every dollar achieves lasting results.

Proven Prevention, Real Change

From research to results, our prevention programs strengthen families, students, and schools.

  • Family Foundations: Supports expectant parents, improving family relationships and infant wellbeing.

  • PROSPER: Reduces youth substance use by up to 41 percent and builds long-term resilience.

  • Power of Parents: Equips families with strategies to prevent impaired driving and risky behaviors.

They listen to our needs and deliver programs that make a measurable difference.

– Foundation Partner

They listen to our needs and deliver programs that make a measurable difference.

– Foundation Partner

Let’s Talk About Partnership

Ready to explore how your foundation can strengthen student mental health and prevent substance use in the communities you serve? Fill out the form below to connect with our partnership team.

Let’s Talk About Partnership

Not ready to fill out a form? Download our Partnership Guide.

cover-image-partnering-for-prevention

Want to learn more?

Focus Areas

At the PRC, we work at the intersection of research, technology and practice to replace risky behaviors with protective behaviors and promote human flourishing.

4 smiling teachers meeting around a table

Projects

Our cutting-edge research drives us to forge new frontiers and build important alliances to ensure health and well-being is within everyone’s reach.