The Damascus Road Experience, Inc. Movement
WE ARE ALL FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE
However, the world has us believing that folks impacted by mental illness are made less than others, and have no future or a hope. D.R.E.implores you and the world to believe something different in 2019.
THE BIG TASK
CALLED TO DO WHAT?
Lord, am I hearing you right? Do WHAT?
Although we are not therapists, we exist to point those struggling with an illness of the mind to a future and toward the hope.
D.R.E. TALK
ONE DAY HIS WORLD CHANGED
From receiving an MBA to accepting a teaching position in China to God sending him home...different than before.
TO A FUTURE, TOWARD THE HOPE
Through a series of D.R.E. Talks, mental wellness panel discussions, and our charity arm, we provide insight, support, and advocacy on behalf of those who have an illness of the mind.
During lively conversations, we explore mental illness to include how it affects people of color, the church and its view of mental illness, social stigma, law enforcement and the mentally ill, involuntary versus voluntary hospital commitments, and the effect of pharmaceuticals on a person's day-to-day living.
For those who are struggling with the impact of mental illness, the false narrative of being less, suicide, suicide ideation, anxiety, depression, or with the stigma surrounding the public face of mental illness, we can help.
Our D.R.E. Talk speakers walk the mental health road in their professional or personal lives. Each is trained to provide a future and a hope to families, loved ones, church congregations, veterans, universities, organizations, fraternities, sororities, schools, and communities.
While our speakers' bureau engages you in real talk, a real conversation, our charity arm helps those diagnosed with an illness of the mind to stay stable in their day-to-day environments.
Invite D.R.E. to speak today.
D.R.E. TALK
SHE FEARED SHE WOULD BE LIKE HER MOTHER
The bouts of anger, the rage, the tears all became a mainstay of Cyn's life as a little girl watching her mother navigate her mental illness, comforted in the false narrative that her mother's illness would never be hers.
D.R.E. TALK
NEVER, EVER, SAY NEVER
I have learned to never say never. Never to say not me, not mine, not ours.
#WEARABLEBIBLE #TRACTEES #GARMENTSOFMINISTRY
ASK ME TRAC TEES
Jesus calls us to be fishers of all people. But sometimes we just don't know what to say. Don't fret, Trac Tees are designed to say it for you. With a slogan and corresponding scripture grabbing the world's attention and pointing toward salvation on the front, and a request for others to engage you in conversation on the back, Trac Tees can't help but create an authentic discussion about Christ's love. Invite the world to ask you about Christ.
#WEARABLEBIBLE #TRACTEES #GARMENTSOFMINISTRY
ONE WORD TRAC TEES
Without the hope of Christ, it's difficult to see a future, especially when faced with an illness of the mind. Jesus tells us that he came to give us a future and a hope, so D.R.E. has modeled its mission after Christ. If you wish to give someone hope then point toward Jesus with our One Word Track Tees, a wearable Bible designed to engage others in real talk, a real conversation about our Savior, the living hope.
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GIVE TO THE HOPE
Look, living with a mental illness is tough, hard, painful. But it's not hopeless, it's not finite. We help those impacted because we believe that we are called to a higher standard. We help because our brothers and sisters, our daughters and mothers, our fathers and sons are hurting. We help.
Here's how your gifts of support can help:
Gifts are tax deductible. 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
Providing coverage for a 90-day supply of prescription medicines for those who have no means to purchase and are spiraling toward a psychotic break.
We need you to help us do more. Donate to the Damascus Road Experience now.
THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING
Helping those in need to participate in crisis counseling, not to exceed three consecutive months or 12 successive therapeutic counseling sessions.
We need you to help us do more. Donate to the Damascus Road Experience now.
VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
Covering hospital costs for up to a 7-day voluntary commitment for a loved one who has entered a psychotic episode and has limited or no health coverage.
We need you to help us do more. Donate to the Damascus Road Experience now.
Every dollar makes a difference. Because of you, D.R.E. continues to provide a future and a hope to those impacted by the challenges of living with an illness of the mind.
20% of youth ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition.
Help us help them. Provide a gift of support to give a future and a hope.
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1 in 5 adults in America experience a mental illness.
Please give a donation of $50, $100 or more to help those in crisis.
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Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
Help those in need. Donate to the Damascus Road Experience, Inc. today.
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Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in lost earnings every year.
Provide support for friends and family challenged by mental illness.
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Approximately 26% of homeless adults in shelters live with serious mental illness.
Support your loved ones in need. Give a generous donation today!
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90% of those who died by suicide had an underlying mental illness.
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