On April 1, staff from 98ɫ����’s Riverside County and attended the in Palm Desert, CA.

The  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 98ɫ���� 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.