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Provides an understanding of why it is important to talk to children about hate-based violence against AAPI communities, how to recognize signs of traumatic stress and its impact, how to begin a conversation with youth about anti-AAPI hate, and what can be done in response.
Provides information pertaining to the history of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate. This resource explores the historical trauma caused by these events, leading up to the rise of anti-AAPI hate statistics that increased at the beginning of COVID-19.
Acknowledges that the experiences of Indigenous children have resulted in profound loss and complex trauma.
Explores how systemic cultural and institutional structures have historically contributed to divisions in the U.S., often creating tensions between communities through policies and social dynamics.
Offers strategies to help parents and caregivers cope with collective traumas. This fact sheet also provides guidance on what parents and caregivers can do to care for their children as they cope. Updated May 2024.
Explores how young people respond to community violence and the lasting effects of marginalization and hate-based trauma. This webinar discusses creative strategies to help youth process these challenges and build resilience.
Describes the impact of chronic exposure to developmental trauma on young Black men...
Offers mental health providers information on understanding cultural responsiveness to racial trauma, why it matters, and what to do.
Discusses Islamophobia and hate-based violence against Muslims, highlights strategies that parents and caregivers can usd to facilitate effective conversations, offers age-specific guidelines, and provides actions families and communities can take before an event occurs.
Emphasizes the importance of understanding how historical trauma has shaped the experiences of African Americans.