State to State Campaign to Defeat Depression – Adopt a State Program
Depression is almost a national disaster in the United States. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016, one in 12 U.S. adults reports having depression.
| According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention… |
| 1. Suicide claims more lives than war, murder, and natural disasters combined |
| 2. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 10 and 34 years |
| 3. In 2017 there were 47,173 reported suicide deaths |
| 4. Every day, approximately 129 Americans take their own life |
| 5. Ninety percent (90%) of all people who die by suicide were suffering from depression |
| 6. Suicides in the U.S. have been on the rise, up 33% from 1999 through 2017 |
| 7. There are 3.54 male suicides for every female suicide, but twice as many females as males attempt suicide. |
We have responded as Family Church by doing a nationwide campaign to defeat depression. Our campaign is premised on Behavior Therapy grounded on 14 integrated non-medical approaches.
We are hosting conferences from state to state where participants attend 100% free of charge and we provide them with refreshments. In every state, we are raising Ambassadors of Hope (AOH) to hand-hold the participants till they recover permanently from depression. We then recruit recovered victims as AOH to reach out to their communities.
We are requesting for your financial support to help us achieve this noble course. The average budget for each state conference is USD 5,000 (conference facility, advertisements, learning materials and travel and accommodation for the trainers).
We are reaching 10 states per season. Each season runs for one calendar year. We launched this season in Georgia in September 2019 and we will be in Alabama this month, 18th October 2019. Please find overleaf our schedule for the season as well as some of the learning materials we are using in this program.
We are requesting for your financial support to help us spread hope and the much needed positive energy for a healthy nation. You can support us in either of these two options…
| Partnership Option | Amount (USD) |
| 1. Adopt a State | 5,000 |
| 2. Adopt a Season | 50,000 |
