September is Suicide Prevention Month, and a Colorado family that lost their 15-year-old son and brother to suicide in 2019 continues to advocate for suicide prevention and awareness. This time, it’s through a film premiering in Denver on Saturday evening.
Jack Padilla was a freshman at Cherry Creek High School when he attempted suicide in 2019. He died nine days later. Since then, the Padilla family has kept Jack’s name and memory alive by sharing his story.
“We made a very conscious decision after Jack died, after we were working through our grief, that part of our healing process was a decision to go public. Suicide prevention and mental health is a conversation we all must have with one another,” said Rick Padilla, Jack’s father…