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San Mateo County Violence Prevention Presents: Youth Suicide and Self Harming Behavioral

Posted by nresendez on Oct 27, 2011 in Blog | 270 comments

Community Leaders,

Did you know, that every year in the United States 250,000 youth attempt suicide? This means that every day close to 11 of our young people die by suicide in the U.S. Youth suicide, at times is underreported because of social stigma, shame, and guilt among family and friends.

Or that one in every 200 girls between 13 and 19 years old, or one-half of one percent, cut themselves regularly. Those who cut comprise about 70 percent of teen girls who self injure. This means that without treatment, many who begin cutting themselves as teens will continue the behavior well into their adult years and the number of cases in on the rise!

The San Mateo County Violence Prevention Network will be addressing this issue by providing a workshop presented by Toni Demarco, MS,MFT on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation from 9am to 12pm.

Toni Demarco, MS, MFT is a Clinical Services Manager for the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Youth Division. She has been a licensed therapist for over 20 years with a specific focus on trauma and its generational impact on families and children. She is a certified Master Trainer in the LivingWorks ASIST ( Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) model.

Please take the time to register for this educational opportunity by RSVP’ing to laroche@pcrcweb.org. Space is limited!

For more information please contact: Luis M. Aroche, Manager of Violence Prevention Programs at 650-513-0330 ext. 311.

Youth Self Harm Flyer

North Central San Mateo Community Heros Honored

Posted by jbullock on Jul 21, 2011 in Blog | 177 comments

The North Central San Mateo community came together July 8 to honor those making a positive difference in the neighborhood. PCRC and the North Central San Mateo Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative hosted the second annual Everyday Heroes Awards at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. Check out the article in the Daily Journal and in the San Mateo County Times.

PCRC Announces New ED

Posted by jbullock on Jul 1, 2011 in Blog | 116 comments

PCRC is excited to announce our new Executive Director, Michelle Vilchez.

Please read the attached letter from our Board of Directors.

San Mateo County Violence Prevention Network

Posted by jbullock on Jun 28, 2011 in Blog | 201 comments

On June 3rd, PCRC and the SM County Violence Prevention Network hosted a special workshop entitled: Understanding the Pacific Islander Communities: The Impact of Violence within the Tongan and Samoan Communities. Read the article in the San Mateo County Times.