The S Word Movie

Athens Ciné
2020-02-08 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Athens Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA, 30601, United States
Through a unique community partnership of three non-profits, a mental health film series was created in Athens, GA in May 2019. The Holistic Health + Empathy + Accessibility + Recovery, Film Series, known as ‘HEAR’, is a partnership between Ciné, Family Counseling Service of Athens and Nuçi’s Space.
The three organizations have curated film & videos relevant to their primary missions. They will screen movies every Saturday in February, beginning February 8th at Cine, free of charge. Family Counseling Services of Athens will provide post-screening Q&A sessions with licensed mental health professionals who specialize in addressing the issues depicted in each film.
The S Word will be screened on February 8th. Tickets for film screenings will be available free of charge at the Ciné box office on the day of each screening.

Wellness and Prevention Center
2020-02-24 18:30 - 20:00 | San Clemente High School – The Little Theater, 700 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, CA, 92673, United States
The Wellness and Prevention Center will show The S Word followed by a panel discussion. The film will be shown with Spanish subtitles.
This is a free screening open to the public. For additional information, contact: Fatima Mendoza fatima@www.wpc-oc.org
Funded by: OC Health Care Agency (OCHCA), Behavioral Health Services, Prevention & Intervention, Mental Health Services Act/Prop. 63

Madison Metropolitan Links
2020-02-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Urban League of Greater Madison, 2222 South Park Street, 1st Floor, Madison, WI, 53713, United States
Madison Metropolitan (Wisconsin) Chapter of the Links, Inc. will present a free community screening of The S Word followed by a panel discussion.
The screening is for people 18 and older. Light refreshments will be served.

Wisconsin Milkweed Alliance
2020-02-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Menomonie Public Library, 600 Wolske Bay Road, Menomonie, WI, 54751, United States
The Wisconsin Milkweed Alliance and Monarch House Peer Run Respite are hosting a free screening of The S Word. After the screening, panel members will answer questions about suicide through lived experience.
Monarch House Peer Run Respite is a peer-run respite which is available to everyone in the state of Wisconsin who is experiencing mental health challenges, substance use challenges, or life-interrupting event. For more information, visit their website or call 715-505-5641.

Stark County Suicide Prevention Coalition
2020-03-08 13:00 - 15:30 | Canton Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N, Canton, OH, 44702, United States
The Stark County Suicide Prevention Coalition is hosting a free community screening of The S Word followed by a Q & A with director Lisa Klein. Additional sponsors of this event are Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery and the Canton Palace Theatre.
Tickets are not required for this screening.

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health
2020-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Gaynor Family Regional Library, 806 Manitoba Avenue, Selkirk, MB, R1A 2H4, Canada
The S Word will be shown at a free community event followed by a panel discussion.
Presented by the Interlake-Eastern Suicide Prevention Committee, a multi-agency committee dedicated to fostering hope and promoting awareness and understanding to reduce the stigma associated with suicide.
IERHA Mental Health services will be present throughout the event.

Des Moines Valley Health & Human Services
2020-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic State Theater, 600 2nd Street, Jackson, MN, 56143, United States
A free community screening of The S Word will be presented by Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services Public Health (Child and Teen Checkups Program), Sanford Jackson Medical Center and Historic State Theater (Mike and Nikki Schwartz).
There will be a Q & A following the screening.

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
2020-03-31 09:00 - 11:00 | The William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
This screening has been postponed indefinitely.
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is sponsoring a screening of The S Word followed by a Q & A with director Lisa Klein.
Reservation and ticket link will be posted soon, so please check back.

Connect OC-Coalition Virtual Screening
2020-06-25 15:30 - 16:30 | WA
The Connect-OC Coalition & MECCA (Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies) will be hosting a virtual screening of The S Word followed by a Zoom panel discussion with local Orange County experts. This event is at no cost for all Orange County residents.
Registrants will receive a code & instructions 24 hours before the scheduled panel which will allow them to watch the film at their convenience in that 24 hour period. The panel discussions will follow at 3:30 pm on Thursday, 6/25.
Panelists include:
Dr. Miguel Gallardo (our moderator), Professor, Pepperdine University
Hufsa Ahmad, Wellness Center South (MHA); Mental Health Peer Advocate
Raul Fernandez, Program Director, Wellness Center South (MHA)
Dr. Susan Hastings, Chair of the M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy Program and Director of the Hope Counseling Center, Hope International University
Karin Kalk, Orange County Health Care Agency
Elizabeth Nims, LMFT, Straight Talk Counseling

County of San Luis Obispo
2020-09-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Via Zoom
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and San Luis Obispo County Behavioral Health is kicking the month off with the annual Suicide Prevention Forum.
The S Word will be screened on September 2nd virtually via Zoom. This is a free event.
Dese’Rae L. Stage, featured in The S Word, will showcase her photographs with a traveling exhibit. She will also be a speaker at the forum. Photos will be set up to view safely and physically distant. After each viewing, materials will be disinfected for next viewers. Details on where to find the exhibit will be updated shortly! Use the link to the forum page above for all the details.

Port Townsend Film Festival
2021-09-06 08:00 - 2021-09-12 23:30 | Virtual
In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, PTFF is offering this month’s PTFF Pics screening of THE S WORD free of charge. All donations made through this screening will be donated to local nonprofit The Benji Project. Their mission is to teach proven mindfulness and self-compassion tools to young people and their families and communities. Here is a powerful short film by The Benji Project sharing the experiences of Jefferson County young people during the pandemic.
Included in this screening is a conversation with PTFF Executive Director, Janette Force, Cynthia Osterman, founder of the Benji Project, and film director, Lisa Klein.
THE S WORD screened at the 2017 Port Townsend Film Festival and we thank PTFF for offering this encore screening at no cost.

Prevent Suicide Spokane Coalition
2021-09-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 West Main Avenue #125, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
Prevent Suicide Spokane Coalition and FailSafe For Life are sponsoring a Free community screening of The S Word on September 10th.
FailSafe for Life is non-profit organization with the mission to end suicide in the Spokane area. They aspire to achieve this through education, instilling hope, and connecting communities. As part of this endeavor, they offer “Saturation Training” or basic education to the key gatekeepers laid out in the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention along with any other interested party. We also offer advanced level training for helping professions or those who would be providing emergency and/or ongoing care.
