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Aliento, The Center for Latina/o Communities
Pepperdine University
 
Educate. Empower. Heal.
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September 2018

Hispanic/Latina/o Heritage Month and National Suicide Prevention Month
Welcome back students, faculty, staff, y amigxs to the first edition of the monthly Aliento e-updates for this academic year! 
Each month we provide updates, links, community events and resources while highlighting a mental health cause. This issue focuses on National Suicide Prevention Month and celebrating Hispanic/Latino Heritage month. We also offer some self-care tips for students and therapists.
Chisme Academico: Separating Families and the Psychological Impact on Families Affected
Three children holding signs that say Families belong together, Las familias merecen estar unidas, and End family separation, Families belong together.
Image: Wilfredo Lee
From April to July 2018, 2,551 children were separated from their parents upon arrival to the United States and detained in separate facilities. Read to learn how many children have been reunified with their parents and studies that discuss the psychological impact these policies may have on those affected.
Review: Family Separations and Psychological Impact

National Suicide Prevention Month
Immigrant communities experience rise in suicide numbers. 
Latina adolescents have the highest rates of suicide attempts among their peers.

Hispanic/ Latina/o Heritage Month
REMEZCLA: How Do Latinos Really Feel About Hispanic Heritage Month? An Investigation
Pew Research: 10 Facts about U.S. Latinos for Hispanic Heritage Month
Open Door Center for Integrative Healing
New Practicum Site: Open Door Center for Integrative Healing
The Aliento Center for Latina/o Communities has partnered with Open Door Center for Integrative Healing and the Sisters of St. Joseph's of Orange Ministry to create a space where Aliento students can train in the community while providing the community with affordable bilingual counseling services.  Visit the links below for more details on the center and how to get involved.  Open Door is a training site that is specifically for students in the Aliento program who are both bilingual and monolingual English speaking.  
Open Door Center for Integrative Healing Website
Get Involved
Protesters holding signs that say Build that Wall!, Wait in Line, They took our jobs!

Palabras from our Director

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it".
-George Santayana


 
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when your bones are tired of carrying everyone else's problems, and when your lungs are tired of breathing life into other people, return back home to yourself for a while. shift your energy back inwards. reunite with peace again. by iambrillyant



Self-Care for the Latinx Student

by Angelica Diaz


 
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Looking for Scholarships but don't know where to start?
Check out the new 16-page scholarship list The Aliento Center created for you over summer break.
Scholarship List
Icon for the podcast Aca Entre Nos! A spanglish podcast. Silhouettes of 1 woman whispering something to another woman, only their earrings are in color and they are against a colorful striped backround.

Aca Entre Nos - New podcast by Aliento alumni

Check out 'Aca Entre Nos,' a new Spanglish podcast featuring Aliento alumni and hosts, Dawn-Marie Luna and Kelsey Arellano. Join them as they discuss mental health and current issues happening in society and within the Latinx and Afro-Latinx communities.
Listen Here
Volunteer: Creating a Database for Volunteer Opportunities
Aliento student lead Toy Drive for children affected by family separations at the border in July. Where can Aliento students volunteer time and resources to the issues we care about? Help us create a database for volunteer opportunities that can be featured in future e-updates.
Learn More

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Let us know if you have any ideas for content you would like to see in future newsletters. Send ideas to aliento@pepperdine.edu
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