The S Word Movie

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
2020-03-31 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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 | GA
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.
