CAPS honors the profound grief centered with the historical and continued violence toward Black lives and specifically the recent violent deaths of Walter Wallace Jr., Daniel Prude, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others. We care about and stand with our Black students, faculty and staff, and we oppose systemic racism, prejudice, injustice and inequity.
CAPS recognizes how continued systemic racism, prejudice, injustice and inequity negatively affect individual and social mental health and well-being. The persistence of systemic racism and injustice may illicit feelings of grief, sadness, anger, confusion, and stress. We want to support our students as they process the trauma and grief that may arise from these and other events. We are here as allies and as a resource to validate, empathize with and help process these painful experiences and feelings in healthy ways.
CAPS acknowledges the need for continued advocacy of compassion and justice for our Black and marginalized community members. As a counseling center, we are committed to doing our best to cultivate multicultural perspectives and conversations about how these events may impact members of our campus community. Please see our links below for additional online resources that may support student, faculty, and staff during this difficult time.
CAPS recognizes any feelings of anger, fear, hopelessness, isolation or numbness that may be related to the recent shootings in Atlanta and Acworth, Georgia. We acknowledge the toll this may take in a community already in pain recognizing the ongoing threat and danger of xenophobia, anti-Asian hate, white supremacy, systemic racisms, prejudice and injustice. Furthermore, we recognize the recent growth in hate crimes and discrimination targeting Asian Americans, specifically the 150% increase in hate crimes towards Asians and Asian Americans, 31% increase in verbal harassment and a noted 3,795 incidents reported to Stop AAPI Hate in the last year (with 503 incidents occurring in 2021 alone). We also recognize that this is likely an underestimation of anti-Asian bias as most incidents are unreported. We condemn speech and actions perpetuating such behavior and terrorism in our country. We care about and stand with our Asian students, faculty and staff, and we oppose systemic racism, prejudice, injustice and inequity.
We support our students as they process the trauma and grief that may arise from these and other events. We strive to be here as allies and as a resource to validate, empathize with and help process these painful experiences and feelings. CAPS acknowledges the need for continued advocacy of compassion and justice for our Asian and other marginalized community members. As a counseling center, we are committed to doing our best to cultivate antiracist and multicultural perspectives. We are engaging in conversations about how these events may impact members of our campus community. Please see our links below for additional online resources that may support student, faculty, and staff during this difficult time.