In 2019, Face It celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding. With this milestone passed, we have given a great deal of thought about the future of Face It and how to sustain our mission. From this, Facing Our Future: A Legacy of Hope Campaign was born.
In 2019, Face It celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding. With this milestone passed, we have given a great deal of thought about the future of Face It and how to sustain our mission. From this, Facing Our Future: A Legacy of Hope Campaign was born.
Your commitment will help secure a sustainable support system for men working through the challenges of depression and anxiety.
Whether leading a group, responding to a man in crisis, sharing laughs at breakfast, walking with a man into a treatment program, or simply allowing a man to shed his tears of pain, Bill and Mark are committed more than ever to the
future of Face It. Both exclaim: “We are just getting started!”
When a family member was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Jim and Teri Phillips found themselves searching for answers. Face It cofounder Mark Meier had exactly what they were looking for — caring, compassion, and most of all, time.
René Rosendahl experienced the worst tragedy a parent can endure. René’s son, Bradley, died by suicide in 2011. In her darkest hour, she didn’t know where to turn. Then she got a call from Face It Foundation cofounder Bill Dehkes, who had been Bradley’s softball teammate.
Clare Foley knew that her father, Dan, had a good handle on his depression when he was able to embarrass her at her track meets again.“He’s a people person, but when his depression was at its worst he became very isolated,” says Clare.
When Steve Varpness agreed to meet with Mark Meier and Bill Dehkes in 2014, he was a bit apprehensive. After a dozen or so years of therapy and various cycles of medication, he didn’t feel like he was making any progress. How was this going to be any different?
“I’ve always talked with residents about the need to consider alternatives to medication,” Baird says. “That doesn’t mean medication can’t help. But I think there’s an overreliance on medication and an underutilization of peer support and other types of talk therapy.”