History
Jeff Industries, Inc. was established in 1983 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization by a group of parents, and is the result of a grass roots effort. In the mid 1970's, a young man named Jeff was about to graduate from college when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to the State Mental Hospital. He spent seven years in the hospital prior to being released to his elderly parents. One morning prior to his monthly psychiatric visit, Jeff killed himself. He left a note stating,