Riverside County PHF & CSU Attend Suicide Prevention Walk

On April 1, staff from Telecare’s Riverside County Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) and Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) attended the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Walk in Palm Desert, CA.

The Out of the Darkness Walk honors those who have been lost to suicide, and raises suicide awareness and prevention. The event this year included a resource fair, a remembrance tent for survivors of suicide loss, and a “messages of hope” area for survivors and supports to share kind words and create a community of caring.

The colors that the staff wore paid tribute to a personal struggle, loss, or awareness: 

• Blue for suicide prevention support

• Purple for loss of a loved one or relative

• Green for personal attempt

It was a great event in which the Telecare staff was participated with pride.

(L-R) Bruce Sherr, Peer Support Specialist and David Navarette, Peer Support Specialist at the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 1, 2017.

(L-R) Bruce Sherr, Peer Support Specialist and David Navarette, Peer Support Specialist, at the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 1, 2017.

(L-R) Bruce Sherr, Peer Support Specialist; David Navarette, Peer Support Specialist; and Marina Rivera, Registered Nursing Supervisor, at the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 1, 2017.

(L-R) Kylie De La Torre, Director of Rehabilitation; Bruce Sherr, Peer Support Specialist; David Navarette, Peer Support Specialist; and Marina Rivera, Registered Nursing Supervisor at the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 1, 2017.

(L-R) Bruce Sherr, Peer Support Specialist; David Navarette, Peer Support Specialist; Marina Rivera, Registered Nursing Supervisor; Kylie De La Torre, Director of Rehabilitation; and Elizabeth Slusarczyk, Director of Social Services, and her daughter at the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 1, 2017.

(L-R) Kylie De La Torre, Director of Rehabilitation; and David Navarette, Peer Support Specialist, at the Out of the Darkness Walk on April 1, 2017.