In support of National Suicide Prevention Month, there was a free community screening of  THE S WORD presented by The Erick A Garcia You Are Enough Foundation at City of Hope in Lancaster, California on Saturday, September 9th. Director Lisa Klein, Jean Toh from the film and a panel of local mental health professionals conducted a discussion following the screening.

Panelists:
Lisa Klein~ Director THE S WORD
James Coomes~ Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Service Area 1 Chief
Jean Toh~Featured in the film
Refugio Rodriguez-Ruiz~CEO of RefiSnacks
Dr. Jill Zimmerman ~Dean of student life and services at Antelope Valley College

 

Panelists from left to right are Lisa Klein, Jean Toh, Dr. Jill Zimmerman, James Coomes, and Refugio Rodriguez-Ruiz

Refugio Rodriguez-Ruiz, Jacqueline A Diaz-Fontana, You Are Enough Foundation , Jean Toh, Lisa Klein

Thank you to the volunteers and staff who made this a successful event.

 

This screening was presented by The Erick A Garcia You Are Enough Foundation in Partnership with:

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Nami Antelope Valley

Kathryn Barger 5th District Supervisor County of Los Angeles

Community Development Center USA