November 2018

Domestic Terrorism/ Gun Violence in America Awareness

Welcome students, faculty, staff, y amigxs to the second edition of the 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 bringing awareness to domestic terrorism, gun violence in the United States, and the mental health outcomes for communities affected.

Chisme Academico: Domestic Terrorism, Gun Violence in America, and Effects on Communities Affected

Click here for graphic reference page

Pro Publica: How the Gun Control Debate Ignores Black Lives

White Fear, Dehumanization, and Low Empathy:Legal Combinations for Shooting Biases

"Fearing racial/ethnic minorities can have devastating shooting bias outcomes for Black individuals, but this effect is stronger when people also dehumanize Black individuals, and weaker when people have high empathy"-Mekawe et al, 2016

Racial and Mental Illness Stereotypes and Discrimination

"White respondents viewed members from the minority out-group as more dangerous and unpredictable the more they deemed race to be causal factor of the shooting."-Chen et al, 2015

Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

"I am a youth leader, I am a survivor. I have lived in South L.A. my entire life and have lost many loved ones to gun violence. This is normal. Normal to the point that I learned to duck from bullets before I learned how to read"-Edna Chavez

"Edna Chavez speaks for the kind of violence that doesn't make front pages."

Resources for Survivors of Domestic Terrorism

Disaster Distress Hotline
1-800-985-5990
Disaster Distress Helpline Website

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Resources for Incidents of Mass Violence

U.S. DOJ - Office for Victims of Crime: Help for Victims of Domestic Terrorism and Mass Violence

U.S. DOJ - Office for Victims of Crime: Resources and Support for the Victims of the Shooting in Thousand Oaks, California

Palabras from our Director
"How can we help people see that human lives are being lost and that the color of one’s skin has much to do with how often this happens and how we as a society respond and react to these losses?"

Read Dr. Gallardo's Piece

Community Submission:

Kelsey Barillas, an Aliento student, shares her thoughts on the recent mass shootings and their effects on the community.

Read Kelsey's Piece

How to Donate to Those in Crisis

Want to help those impacted by local tragedies? Check out the following links to see how and where you can help.

Pepperdine Strong Fund: Crisis Response Fund to help students and families impacted by Borderline Bar & Grill shooting and Woolsey Fire

Malibu Times: Ways to Help Those Affected by Woolsey Fire

CBS Sacramento: How to Help Those Affected by The Camp Fire

Romper: How to Help Migrant Caravan Families

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

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.

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