A health department press release announces:
Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane will introduce the compelling documentary THE S WORD, which will be screened in the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Chambers on Wednesday, July 11, at 6 pm. Director Lisa Klein will appear with her film for a special audience Q & A after the screening. Seating is limited and free tickets are required. Tickets are available online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/t...-tickets-46897799581
In this powerful, poignant documentary, Klein profiles a suicide attempt survivor on a mission to find fellow survivors and document their stories of unguarded courage, insight and humor. THE S WORD is a powerful feature documentary that puts a human face on a topic that has long been stigmatized and buried with the lives it has claimed. The film gives a platform to those with lived experience - people who have attempted to take their own lives and survived to tell their stories. These are the voices that have been silenced for so long and their stories could save lives. Capturing personal revelations and surprising moments of humor, THE S WORD opens a door on this most taboo of subjects through the eyes of the people who have been there and are now committed to preventing others from getting to that edge.
Supervisor Zane, whose husband Peter Kingston tragically took his life in January 2011, has been at the forefront of the movement to destigmatize the topic of suicide as more and more families like hers are impacted by the recent spike in US suicides. Zane states, “We are desperately in need of a fully integrated healthcare system that does not separate mental from physical health. Suicide is preventable with sufficient treatment. The stigma has got to stop and health care providers must treat the whole person.”
With a unique and personal approach, THE S WORD takes an intimate look at the lives of these survivors and their loved ones and records their candid and profoundly emotional stories of survival…and gives us all a guide to a future with fewer suicides.
The film’s narrative flows organically from one to the next, starting with personal moments and building emotional momentum before widening out to show how their journeys are driving the national movement to take the “S” word from unthinkable to preventable.
For more information about the event, contact Michelle Whitman at 707-565-3756, michelle.whitman@sonoma-county.org
This event is open to the Press
Who:
Supervisor Shirlee Zane, Sonoma County, Third District
Lisa Klein, Director, THE S WORD
When:
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Screening, Q&A, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 PM
Where:
Board of Supervisors Chambers, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Free tickets required (seating limited):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/t...-tickets-46897799581
Contact Information:
Michelle Whitman
District Director to Supervisor Shirlee Zane
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
(707) 565-3756
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