The S Word Movie

Mercyhurst University
2019-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mercyhurst University Performing Arts Center, 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA, 16504, United States
Mercyhurst University and Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot will present a screening of The S Word. This is a free screening and is open to the public.

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
2019-09-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Human Services Bldg. – Liberty Room, 1 Smithfield Street , Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Suicide Steering Committee is hosting a screening of The S Word followed by a panel discussion with director Lisa Klein.
Community resource tables will be available at the event.
Screening is free to the general public. There will be a $30 charge to non-UPMC employees for CEU Credits.”

Menlo Park Library
2019-09-23 18:00 - 20:30 | Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States
Menlo Park Library will host a screening of The S Word in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, followed by a discussion facilitated by members of StarVista’s Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center.
No ticket or reservation necessary to attend.

Jefferson High School
2019-09-24 18:00 - 20:30 | Jefferson High School, 6996 Mission Street, Daly City, CA, 94014, United States
The S Word Film Screening & Panel Discussion in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month.
6 pm Community Agency Fare
7 pm Film Screening
8-8:30 pm Guest Speaker Panel
Light fare prepared by the JHS Culinary Class.
This event is co-hosted by Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (BHRS) Office of Diversity and Equity; Jefferson High School; Jefferson Union High School District and StarVista.

Heritage Behavioral Health Center
2019-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Decatur Public Library, 130 N. Franklin Street, Decatur, IL, 62523, United States
Heritage Behavioral Health Center will host a free screening of The S Word followed by a panel discussion.
This event is open to the public and no tickets/reservations are required.
Refreshments will be provided after the screening.

Sierra College
2019-09-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Sierra College, Dietrich Theatre, 5100 Sierra College Boulevard, Rocklin, CA, 95677, United States
Sierra College will present a free community screening of The S Word followed by a panel discussion featuring director Lisa Klein.

Suicide Prevention Council of SLO County
2019-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Park Cinemas, 1100 Pine Street, Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
The Suicide Prevention Council of San Luis Obispo County will host a screening of The S Word followed by a Q & A with director Lisa Klein.
Partnering sponsor on this event is Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA).
There will be a forum before the screening which begins at 6:00 pm. The link for tickets will be added shortly, so please check back.

San Luis Obispo County Health Agency
2019-10-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, yakʔitʸutʸu hall (Building 172H- 0111), San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407, United States
The San Luis Obispo County Health Agency is presenting a free screening of The S Word followed by a Q & A with director Lisa Klein at Cal Poly SLO.
No registration is required and the screening is open to students, staff and faculty.

University of Maryland
2019-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | UMD – Hoff Theater, 0126 Stamp Student Union,, College Park, MD, 20742, United States
As part of programming for the 2019 Mental Health Awareness Week at the University of Maryland, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences will present a screening of The S Word. Following the screening, a short panel discussion of the film will be discussed, as well as resources from both campus and non-profit organizations will be shared. This event is free and open to the community.
This event is sponsored by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ Alumni Chapter Board and co-sponsored by the following units and organizations:
Department of Resident Life
Michael D. Maxwell, Jr. Foundation for Mental Awareness
Choice Clinical Services
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Maryland
Joshua York Legacy Foundation

National Loss Team Conference
2019-10-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Visalia Convention Center – Anthem Blue Cross” Exhibit Hall, 303 E. Acequia Avenue, Visalia, CA, 93291, United States
The 2019 National Loss Team Conference will present a screening of The S Word followed by a panel discussion featuring director Lisa Klein.
The screening is free to attendees of the conference. The general public can attend just the screening for a $10.00 ticket price. Light refreshments will be served. Doors open at 6:00 and the film will begin at 6:30.
The National LOSS Team Conference focuses on advancing postvention efforts, which take place in the aftermath of a suicide. Conference attendees will be introduced to the Active Postvention Model (APM) developed by Dr. Frank Campbell, and will engage a variety of presentations and sessions that touch upon survivor experiences, systems of support, and healing. For information about the conference, visit their website.

Huntley High School
2019-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Huntly HS Performing Arts Center, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley, IL, 60142, United States
Huntley High School will present a free screening, open to the community, of The S Word.

Athens Ciné
2020-02-08 12:00 - 14:00 | 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 | PA
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.
