The Social Justice Speaker Series hosted by the Prevention Science Program recently discussed the mass shooting at King Soopers and the pressing issues of gun violence and social justice. This consisted of a panel discussion and panelists included Sabrina Arrendondo Mattson, Sarah Goodrum, and Bill Woodward, from the Prevention Science program and the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. It also included Monica Fitzgerald from the Prevention Science, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence and the Center for Well-Being in Schools, Jessica Gorrono from Prevention Science Program and the Center for Well-Being in Schools, and Beverly Kingston the Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. The panel also addressed the history of gun violence in the U.S., how we can support those affected by gun violence, and what can be done now to prevent it.
To learn more about gun violence watch the panel discussion recording.
Also below is a list of resources in regards to how we can support and respond to this pressing issue.
Prevention
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RAND systematic review of gun policies and outcomes: https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis.html
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Protecting America’s Schools: https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/Protecting_Americas_Schools.pdf
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Comparison of averted and completed school attacks: https://www.avertedschoolviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ASV-A-Comparison-of-Averted-and-Completed-School-Attacks_Final-Report-2019.pdf
Supporting & Responding
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CRWS resource sheets:
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Tips for Talking to Youth, Teens, and Students: https://ibsweb.colorado.edu/crw/resource-hub/resources-talking-about-violence/
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Talking Tips – Short version: attached
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Daily Camera article by or featuring CSPV researchers and colleagues
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Meaningful Connections, by Kate Ellesworth: https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/04/01/guest-opinion-kate-ellesworth-meaningful-connections/
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Boulder King Soopers shooting: ‘Community wins, not violence’, features Monica Fitzgerald and Beverly Kingston: https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/03/28/boulder-king-soopers-shooting-community-wins-not-violence/
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How to cope when emotions are raw and people may be feeling so many different things, features Sona Dimidjian: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/03/29/how-cope-when-emotions-are-raw-and-people-may-be-feeling-so-many-different-things
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Compassion in time of tragedy, by Jordan Qualia: https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/03/26/guest-opinion-jordan-quaglia-compassion-in-times-of-tragedy/
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Giving to those directly affected
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In partnership with the City of Boulder, Rose Community Foundation, Together Colorado (our local faith community), and the Colorado Healing Fund, the Community Foundation Boulder County has established a fund to support the victims, their families, and our community in dealing with and processing these events. The Boulder County Crisis Fund will support the needs of those directly affected and the needs of our community to heal.
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If you would like to support memorial services and the family of Officer Eric Talley, please direct your support to the Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation.
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The Colorado Healing Fund has been activated. The Fund, chaired by former Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman and the nonprofit organization’s board of trustees, provides a safe way for people to donate following tragedies, ensuring that the funds go to the victims and their families. The public can securely donate online by visiting ColoradoHealingFund.org and donating through Colorado Gives. Checks and in-person donations will be accepted at Colorado-based FirstBank locations. Donors should make checks out to “Colorado Healing Fund” and designate their donations for “victims accounts” to bank tellers. Donations will be distributed to victims by the Fund’s community partners, including the Colorado Organization of Victim Assistance.
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