EMMA PANGELINAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

OUR MISSION sTATEMENT

The Emma Pangelinan Memorial Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization, we aim to educate parents, coaches, teachers, and students about the increasing rate of teen suicide, which is now the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24. The face of suicide is changing. All teenagers are at risk, including high achieving students, athletes and performers. With todays performance driven teens in academics, the arts, athletics and the impact of social media we must spread awareness, educate, and implement change to save lives. The challenge for change for our youth students and athletes is doable. But change has to come from having difficult and painful discussions, educating others and educating ourselves. We want to lend our voice in the prevention of teen suicide and the critical topic of mental health in today’s young student athletes.