News Letter: self-harm

Horry County Schools

2050 Hwy. 501 E.

P.O. Box 261966

Conway, SC 29528-6066

September 19, 2013

The Sun News,

Letter to the Editor,

P.O. Box 406

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

Dear Editor and Chief:

My name is Shona Swartz and I am a sophomore at Early College High School in Conway, South Carolina.

Self-harm is beginning to be widely known on social networks, but not much is being done within schools and students that are self-mutilating or with families. Several schools don’t have much concern for this silent epidemic. School employees must take action to spread awareness about self-harm. A variety of researchers have concluded that an estimate of two million people in the U.S. self-injure in some sort of way, and the amount keeps rising. That is why we need to start a plan to decrease these numbers and treat those who self-harm.

I hope that you’ll use this opportunity to aware the community that self-inflicted injuries are skyrocketing and people should make a move to save teenagers from the catastrophes that they may encounter if they self-mutilate.

Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate your help and hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Shona Swartz