ADELANTO – Deputies from the Victor Valley/Adelanto Sheriff’s station responded to a call for assistance at the Antelope Valley Learning Academy, formerly known as Alta Vista Public Charter School on Thursday.
At around 11:25 p.m. school officials at the school located at 12100 Palmdale Road, #B6, called 911 to report that a student was cutting himself with a large knife in the parking lot of the school. Several deputies responded to the location to find the 18-year-old male student with multiple lacerations on his arms. With the training and experience of the deputies, they were able to convince the victim to drop the knife.
Emergency medical personnel responded to the school and provided aid to the student and transported him to the hospital for further medical treatment and a psychological evaluation. No other injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
Those who have friends or family members who exhibit self-mutilating behaviors should be aware that “cutters” or others who participate in this behavior typically, contrary to common thinking, are not suicidal and are not injuring themselves for attention. For many people, especially preteens and teens, cutting or other self-mutilating behaviors are used as a coping mechanism for an extremely painful life event or mental pain so severe it feels unbearable, or as a distraction for severe mental anguish. Those who care about these individuals should offer support including an open ear, a shoulder to cry on, a hug, without judgment or unprofessional advice.
Anyone participating in self-mutilating activities should seek help from the Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT), or should walk in to the local Crisis Walk-In Clinic. Anyone who just needs someone to talk to can call 1-800-273-8255.
Crisis Walk-In Clinics
Rialto
Crisis Walk-In Clinic
850 E. Foothill Boulevard
Rialto, CA 92376
Ph: (909) 421-9495 • 7-1-1 for TTY for Users
Fax: (909) 421-9494
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
High Desert
Crisis Walk-In Clinic
Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc.
12240 Hesperia Road
Victorville, CA 92395
Ph: (760) 245-8837 • 7-1-1 for TTY Users
Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Morongo Basin
Crisis Walk-In Clinic
Valley Star Behavioral Health, Inc.
7293 Dumosa Ave., Suite 2
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Ph: (855) 365-6558
Hours of Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT)
East Valley
Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT)
Rialto, CA 92376
Ph: (909) 421-9233 • Fax: (909) 421-9411
*Pager number (909) 420-0560 (24 hours a day,
7 days a week)
High Desert
Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT)
Hesperia, CA 92345
Ph: (760) 956-2345 • Fax: (760) 956-3761
*Pager number (760) 734-8093 (24 hours a day,
7 days a week)
West Valley
Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT)
Ontario, CA 91764
Ph: (909) 458-1517 • Fax: (909) 944-2917
*Pager number (909) 535-1316 (24 hours a day,
7 days a week)
Morongo Basin
Community Crisis Response Team
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Ph: (760) 499-4429
Hours of Operation: Hours vary
