Self-Discovery: Pain, Positioning & Purpose, Inc.

Founded in 2018, Self-Discovery: Pain, Positioning & Purpose, Inc. (SDp3) is on a mission to eradicate suicide by creating awareness around mental wellness, suicide prevention, community resilience model (CRM), mindfulness, whole health action management (WHAM), wellness recovery action plans (WRAP)  trauma informed care, and Youth Mental Health First Aide through educational workshops that will stop the stigma attached to mental health and promote healing for all affected by COVID-19 in the Metropolitan Areas/Counties in Atlanta. Since inception, SDp3 has provided education, training, counseling, resources and/or referral services for over 45,000 people who were impacted or contemplating suicide. In 90% of cases, we have been able to deescalate client’s emotional crisis and coordinate resources and referrals for follow-up care. The remaining 10% were referred to partnering agencies for Inpatient and Intensive Outpatient Programs or Day Intensive Programs.

A mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. Such conditions may affect someone's ability to relate to others and function each day. Each person will have different experiences, even people with the same diagnosis. 

Recovery, including meaningful roles in social life, school and work, is possible, especially when you start treatment early and play a strong role in your own recovery process.

A mental health condition isn’t the result of one event. Research suggests multiple, linking causes. Genetics, environment and lifestyle influence whether someone develops a mental health condition. A stressful job or home life makes some people more susceptible, as do traumatic life events like being the victim of a crime. Biochemical processes and circuits and basic brain structure may play a role, too.

SDp3’s work is paramount in reaching underserved populations regardless of their various belief systems, spiritual practices, and religious groups through evidence-based approaches which have proven successful. Our organization seeks to provide programs that foster recovery through evidence-based and trauma-informed resiliency workshops, prevention/postvention workshops, peer-to-peer connections, and coordination of community-based resources and referrals.

While other organizations may provide mental health services and referrals, SDp3 is unique in its collecting of qualitative and quantitative data, which enables for personalized workshops, evidence-based curriculum that can be readily integrated into practically any organizational context, and leadership comprised of subject-matter experts from varied backgrounds who have overcome trauma, adverse childhood experiences, suicide, and loss.

We are hopeful that you would donate to help further the mission to STOP SUICIDE and create mental wellness education in the community.

With Humble Thanks,

Venessa Abram - Suicide Survivor/Sibling Survivor and Executive Director

www.sdp3.org