Our Mission
“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” - Mariska Hargitay
The Tenth Man’s mission is to save lives by raising awareness and offering immediate and confidential assistance to anyone who finds themselves on the path towards suicide.
Immediate
We respond with a plan for receiving immediate assistance by connecting people in need with the most appropriate resources.
The Tenth Man will immediately connect clients with help by:
- Promoting the 988 number
- Quickly linking to any of our broad network of partners and agencies
Confidential
First and foremost, The Tenth Man ensures complete anonymity and confidentiality for all of our clients. No personal information will be shared externally.
- Personal & Professional Privacy top priority, to eliminate any impact on reputation
- Immediate help without being identified or added to your record
- Jon Allard’s story
- As a former Illinois Assistant State’s Prosecutor, privacy law practice professional, husband and father, Jon Allard was reluctant to pursue professional help given his fear of personal and professional reputation impact should word get out he was seeking mental health assistance.
Help
The Tenth Man will offer resources to help with those every day life challenges that seem insurmountable at the moment. We have connections with multiple local resources in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, both Illinois and Missouri. In addition, we can help defray the immediate costs related to these services.
The Tenth Man resource pool will have experience and expertise, as well as a genuine concern and understanding of the relational impact depression has on these life challenges.
Mental Health Assistance
The Tenth Man will offer resources to help with those every day life challenges that seem insurmountable at the moment.
We will provide confidential and affordable:
- Counseling
- Financial Planning
- Legal advice
Personal Planning & Financial Help
When people are suffering from depression or PTSD, life’s challenges often seem overwhelming to the point of physically feeling like one is suffocating.
We can offer help with:
- Personal & Professional Advice
- Job Related Stress
- Personal Finances & Planning
- Divorce
- Student Loans
- Mortgages