National 24 Hr  Hope Line
1-800-SUICIDE
 LosAngeles 24 Hr Hotline
1-877-7CRISIS
 Teen Line
(6-10pm)
1-800-TLC-TEEN
 Trevor Helpline
for Gay Youth
800-850-8078
 New Teen Line
New Hope Teen Line
714 NEW TEEN
 New Hope Online Counseling
New Hope 24 Hour Crisis Hotline
714 NEW HOPE
Yellow Ribbon Card
About Us
Contact Us
Membership/Order Form
News and Events
Local Counseling Referrals
Poems from our Youth
Facts and Statistics
Links to other sites
close

Orange County Chapter

Yellow Ribbon The Light for Life Foundation was established in San Diego in 1997 as a regional chapter of the Light for Life Foundation - International. In April 2000 we expanded to become the Light for Life Foundation of Southern California. We formed the Orange County Chapter of Light for Life in February 2001. Our purpose is to save lives through the prevention of youth suicide -- the fastest growing killer of youth in America today -- with awareness and outreach and the promotion of the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Programâ.
San Juan Capistrano Mayor Diane Bathgate presents
teen volunteer Andrea DiGiantomasso
with a proclamation declaring Yellow Ribbon Week.
April 25, 2002 State Capitol Building Sacramento, Califonia
Friends of San Diego Psychiatric Society Honor California Winners of "When Not To Keep A Secret" essay contest.
Left to right - Allison Young, Pres-Elect, Friends of San Diego Psychiatric Society, Penny Flaherty, Director, Orange County Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Programâ, Justin Chao, 3rd place winner, Edison H.S., Huntington Beach, Amanda Parrish, 1st place winner, San Dieguito Academy, Encinitas, Lakeisha Nacoste, 2nd place winner, Fallbrook H.S., Fallbrook, Barbara Trainor, President, California Medical Association Alliance, Alicia Munoz, Pres-Elect, American Psychiatric Association Alliance

The essay contest, for 9th and 10th graders, encourages teens to take the risk of disclosing secrets shared by friends who are contemplating destructive actions. The annual contest is co-sponsored by the San Diego & California Psychiatric Society, the San Diego & California Medical Association Alliance & the state's Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Programâ. First place winners receive $500, while 2nd & 3rd place winners each receive $250. For more information see www.apaalliance.org/projects
Teens from Yellow Ribbon participate in S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions) conference in Anaheim, CA., on August 12, 2002. They are back row: Erin Ley, Andie Digiantomasso, Josh Johnson, Ashley Harner; front row: Courtney Toretto and Christine Nguyen.