Jewish Family Service To Hold Mental/Behavioral Health Event

LA JOLLA, CA – Jewish Family Service of San Diego will hold its annual Executive Luncheon Thursday to promote awareness of subjects related to mental and behavioral health.

The event is one of two events held each year by the organization's Behavioral Health Committee.

The event will feature a film screening and discussions of mental health, bipolar disorder and suicide. Linda Janon, the committee's founder, will also receive a special recognition award during the ceremony.

"Events like our annual luncheon open up the discussion around mental illness and behavioral health and help us implement programs that focus on reducing the impact serious mental illness has on the individual, the family and the community," said JFS CEO Michael Hopkins.

Mental health advocate and documentary film maker Kevin Hines will serve as the event's main speaker. Hines became a mental health advocate after surviving an attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

More than 1,400 people have committed suicide at the bridge since it opened in 1937. Hines is one of only 34 people to survive the fall and the only one to regain full mobility, according to JFS.

The luncheon is scheduled to begin at noon at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive. Ticket information is at jfssd.org/luncheon2019 and cost $85.

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--City News Service