A two-day event inside California Men’s Colony (CMC) at San Luis Obispo offered hope and healing as part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
The events were held Sept. 6-7 at the institution. They included 663 walk-a-thon participants, 25 volunteers from the incarcerated population, community outreach, and mental health resources.
Drewski’s Food Truck Fundraiser also brought in over $9,000 distributed to various organizations, including Youth Well and New Life K-9s.
The event was made possible thanks to CMC facility captains, administration, associate wardens, mental health leadership and medical staff.
Submitted by N. Gomez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker
California Men’s Colony
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