Suicide Awareness Month
September is Suicide Awareness Month, an important time to revisit conversations around mental health, suicidal ideation, and grief. An important time to remind ourselves and each other that no one is moving through this life alone.
On August 23, we gathered at 3 Sheep’s to open our outreach and advocacy for Suicide Awareness Month. The Charlie Bucket Band and Reinke Links permanent jewelry joined us to bring the community together and support suicide prevention initiatives. It was such an honor to share this space and provide opportunities for people to process their experiences as hundreds joined us throughout the day.
Bedlam Screening.
On September 3, over 50 people joined us at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center for a screening and panel discussion of the documentary Bedlam with filmmaker Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD. With perspectives from Sheboygan Police Department, Elevate mobile crisis services, and clinical therapists, we dove into difficult topics of mental health and how to improve community response during and before crisis. Dr. Rosenberg and panelists emphasized the importance of upstream programs like the Resilient Schools program.
Coming up Next for September
Brianna Saldivar Pulos wins VIP Tickets to Swift Nation.
We are thrilled to announce that Brianna Saldivar Pulos is the winner of our 4-Pack VIP Tickets to Swift Nation Taylor Swift Cover Show on Friday, September 25, 2026! Brianna wanted to win because when she was in the hospital waiting for a heart transplant, she listened to Taylor Swift to strengthen her mental health and soothe her anxiety. If you didn’t win, tickets are on sale now and going fast!
Shirts available at Community Open Mic Night, September 16.
Coming up this week, we have our bimonthly Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) training for suicide prevention on September 16 (12-1pm online). Local poets and writers also invite the community to join a monthly Community Open Mic Night at Wordhaven Bookhouse on September 16 (6-8pm). This month’s Community Open Mic is partnered with 100,000 Poets for Change. Join us for an evening of original poetry, music, and stories around change, HOPE, and the deep-seated belief that your story truly matters… and we want to hear you keep writing it!
Our annual There Is HOPE Walk for Suicide Awareness is on September 19th at Deland Park in Sheboygan (9-Noon). There is still time to register. T-shirts have already been ordered, so arrive early if you did not reserve a There Is HOPE shirt (8:30am).
We will close out Suicide Awareness Month with the incredible Fallooza Music Festival hosted by the Plymouth Advancement Society. From outreach events at local high schools on Thursday 9/24 to the Swift Nation Taylor Swift Cover Show on Friday 9/25 and the all-day Fallooza Festival on Saturday 9/26 at City Park in Plymouth, our community has truly come together in support of mental health and addiction services. Do not miss this incredible weekend to support nonprofits and individuals.
Thank You for Supporting Suicide Prevention Alongside Mental Health America Lakeshore!
At each of these and other community events, we continue to encounter stories from all walks of life that remind us that we are not alone. Your stories remind us how critical these gatherings are for advocacy and improving mental health.
