Our Office
Regular Hours
BUTTE 615
530-898-6384
Hours 8 AM to 5 PM Monday - Friday
Mailing Address
Department of Sociology
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0445
Resiliency and Ally Resources
UNDERSTANDING RACIAL/CULTURAL TRAUMA
- A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement(opens in new window)
- Talking About Race(opens in new window)
- Psychological Toll of Racism(opens in new window)
- Coping While Black: A Season of Traumatic News Takes a Psychological Toll(opens in new window)
- Impact of Racial Trauma on African Americans (PDF) (PDF)
- Lessons on Cultural Trauma from the Emmett Till Verdict (PDF) (PDF)
- What is Systemic Racism?(opens in new window)
MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALING FOR BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND RACIAL TRAUMA
- Black Health Matters: Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community(opens in new window)
- Digital Self-care for Black individuals coping with trauma
- The Four Bodies: A Holistic Toolkit for Coping with Racial Trauma(opens in new window)
- Tips For Self-Care: When Police Brutality Has You Questioning Humanity and Social Media Is Enough(opens in new window)
- Emotionally Restorative Self-Care for People of Color(opens in new window)
- The Road to Resilience(opens in new window)
- 101 Ways to Take Care of Yourself when the World Feels Overwhelming(opens in new window)
ALLY RESOURCES
- Redefining Disability as We Know It(opens in new window)
- Guide to Allyship(opens in new window)
- Understand your own biases by taking an implicit bias test. Dialogue about your results with someone you care about and can encourage you to challenge these biases: Harvard Implicit Bias Test(opens in new window)
- 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now(opens in new window)
- Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice(opens in new window)
- #StayWoke staywoke.org(opens in new window) surveys your strengths and interests to connect you with activism opportunities.
- How to Be an Anti-Racism Activist(opens in new window)
- Advice for White Folks in the Wake of the Police Murder of a Black Person(opens in new window)
- Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism(opens in new window)
- How to Be a White Ally to Black People(opens in new window)
- Resources for Addressing Ferguson in the Classroom
- Asian Allyship and Accountability (opens in new window)
- Anti-Racism Resources (Google Doc) - books, podcasts, organizations, films/tv
- How Latinx People can Fight Anti-Black Racism in our Own Culture(opens in new window)
- Teaching Tolerance(opens in new window)
- What White Allyship Looks Like(opens in new window)
- How You Can Support Marginalized Communities (opens in new window)
- 89 Racial Equity Resources for Healthcare, Education, and Communities(opens in new window)
TOOLKITS AND TRAININGS
- Black Self-Care Tool Kit- Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma (PDF)
- Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit (PDF)
- Hollaback - Bystander Intervention against Harassment(opens in new window)
- Racial Equality Resource Guide (opens in new window)
- Talking about Racism, Racial Equity and Racial Healing with Friends, Family, Colleagues and Neighbors Guide (PDF)
THERAPISTS AND RESOURCES
- Alcohol Rehab Guide(opens in new window)
- Black Maternal Health Resource List
- Therapy for Black Men(opens in new window)
- Association for Black Therapists (opens in new window)
- The Loveland Foundation(opens in new window) - healing for women of color, especially black women and girls
- Therapy for Black Girls (opens in new window)
- The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation(opens in new window) - eradicating stigma around mental health issues in the African-American community
- Resources for Black (Trans)women & LGBT+ People (Google Doc)
- Indigenous Drug Rehabs in California(opens in new window)
- Black Students, Depression & Mesothelioma(opens in new window)
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