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

Please read the attached letter from our Board of Directors.