Mental Health Awareness Event
Sumner High School
Monday, May 23, 4:00-7:30PM
1707 Main Street. Sumner, WA 98390
Featuring My Ascension with Emma Benoit
1707 Main Street. Sumner, WA 98390
This community event will provide foundational knowledge about mental health & mental health conditions and information about what people can do if their mental health is a cause for concern.
The event will include a screening of the Documentary Film My Ascension followed by a community panel focused on suicide prevention and crisis mental health resources.
*Students under the age of 13 are encouraged to attend with a parent/caregiver or trusted adult*

Documentary film: My Ascension A suicide attempt left 16-year-old varsity cheerleader Emma Benoit paralyzed, but propelled her on a mission to use her painful experience to help others find hope and stay alive.
4:00pm—5:00pm
- Community Resource Fair (4:00-7:30)
MultiCare Behavioral Health,
Greater Lakes, YES Sumner-Boney Lake,
Managed Care Organizations,
NAMI Pierce County & more - FREE Food
- FREE T-shirt for the first 100
attendees (while supplies last)
5:00pm—6:30pm
- FREE screening of documentary
film: My Ascension
6:30pm—7:30pm
- Q&A with community mental health panel
- Drawing—All attending youth with be eligible for a drawing
MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
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