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Resources for Responding to Violence Against the AAPI Community
5 Asian-Founded Wellness Resources for members of the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) community who might be in need of support, right now and always.
What You Can Do to Fight Violence and Racism Against Asian Americans from PBS includes information on bystander intervention, historical resources, suggestions for legislative advocacy, and more.
Watch a video conversation on supporting AAPI children from Embrace Race with Dr. Anatasia Kim, professor and cognitive-behavioral therapist to children and families at the Wright Institute, and Manjusha P. Kulkarni, executive director of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council.
Looking for more data about the needs of your community? Voices for Virginia's Children is part of the KIDS COUNT national network funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The KIDS COUNT Data Center serves as a powerful tool for viewing and comparing statewide and locality-level data on: demographics; employment and income; public assistance; poverty; and housing. Read more about new child abuse and neglect data andhow Virginia’s children are faring one year into the pandemic.
Community Voices: Creating a Just, Healthy and Resilient World
Leaders from 14 MARC communities share concrete examples of how their networks were building community resilience—no small feat, given the often-intangible nature of the work. Read the full report here.
On March 16th, the Transform Trauma with ACEs Science Film Festival community co-hosted a discussion with Father Paul Abernathy, who founded the Neighborhood Resilience Project and created the Trauma-Informed Community Development (TICD) framework. Watch the Zoom recording, read selected quotes, and find resources shared in the chat on the PACEs Connection website.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network created a fact sheet about the specific self-care strategy of Pause-Reset-Nourish, or PRN, which acknowledges the levels of stress that professionals may be currently experiencing and offers a way to address unwanted symptoms and promote and replenish wellbeing and enhance resilience.
Share Your Photos for Resilience Week!
Resilience Week VA 2021 is May 2-8, and we are compiling photos of participating networks to be included in our recap video and other materials. These could be photos of the regions you serve, such as landscapes or landmarks. If you schedule any events that are open to folks throughout the state, let us know and we can add them to the website, and please share photos from these as well! You can email photos and any event info to Charlotte Eure, ceure@grscan.com.
Resilience Week VA 2021 shirts are available in a variety of colors and styles. Sales are now open from now through Resilience Week!
Kessonga Giscombe is a mindfulness instructor and psychotherapist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who specializes in stress resilience and anxiety management. In this video, Kessonga answers some of your most frequently asked meditation questions — including the old favorite, “Is this working?”
Trainings & Events
April 3, 2:00pm-4:00pm | Active Bystander Skills for Stopping Anti-Asian Hate
April 7, 12:00pm-2:00pm | Peer-to-Peer-Best Practices in Administering ACEs and PEARLS
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Serving the U.S. and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources for children and caregivers. All calls are anonymous and confidential.
Mental Health America of Virginia's Warm Line is a peer-run service for individuals, family members, and other concerned parties in Virginia who would like someone to talk to, or who request community mental health resources, or who have specific questions about their recovery journey. Call 1-866-400-6428, Mon-Fri 9am-9pm and Sat-Sun 5pm-9pm.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides 24/7 support for survivors and their loved ones. Call 1-800-799-7233, use the website's live chat function, or text LOVEIS to 22522. They also provide services for those who are deaf and hard of hearing.
SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) offers a Disaster Distress Helpline for immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. For services in both English and Spanish, call 1-800-985-5990. To connect with a trained crisis counselor, text TalkWithUs (for English) or Hablanos (for Spanish) to 66746.
Please feel free to share any resources or events that you would like to see in the next eNote by replying to this one or emailing Charlotte Eure at ceure@grscan.com.
For questions and support, contact:
Melissa McGinn, MSW, LCSW
State Trauma Informed Community Networks Coordinator
mmcginn@grscan.com
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