Dear College of Education Staff and Faculty,
Our hearts go out to all who have been impacted following the sad and tragic shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita last week. Now is the time for gratitude for the safety and well-being of ourselves and our loved ones. I am very grateful to our COE students and faculty who have been on the frontlines, responding with support during this crisis, and especially to those at Strength United. Please see resources below emailed earlier to our COE that may help us be of assistance. Please also consider attending our healing and inspiring relaxation session with Josh Einhorn on Wednesday, November 20th, from 1:30-2:00 in CTL Conference Room.
The Strength United Center, a part of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at CSUN, would like to extend FREE counseling support for the recent tragic shootings in Santa Clarita. www.strengthunited.org
This center has offices in Newhall and offers counseling and services for crisis situations services through the “Trauma Recovery Center” funded by the California Victims of Crime Compensation Board. Wendy Massey LMFT is the Clinical Supervisor of the program. Our team has reached out to Federal, State and Local government officials to lend our support. We invite those impacted by the recent shootings to contact us for FREE support services.
For more information, call our 24-Hour Support and Referral Lines
- 818-886-0453
- 661-253-0258
The Mitchell Family Counseling Clinic offers low cost counseling on campus and is here to support those impacted by the recent tragedy in Santa Clarita. Deborah Buttitta is the Director and counseling services can be scheduled at 818-677-2545.
https://www.csun.edu/teaching-learning-counseling-consortium/mitchell-family-counseling-clinic
Other helpful articles are:
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
- Mitigating Psychological Effects of Lockdowns
- School Climate, Safety, and Crisis
Please look for weekly emails on upcoming self-care activities, and keep checking the website at http://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/self-care
Below are Fall 2019 self-care activity highlights:
- Nov 20th, Wednesday, 1:30-2:00PM in CTL Conference Room, Inspiration and Guided Relaxation
- Dec. 3rd, Tuesday, 12-1PM ED 1214-1216 “Safety in our College of Education Building.” Greg Lee Murphy (Chief of Police) Holiday lunch will be served.
- Dec. 12th, 12-2, COE Holiday Party in 1214/1216
Please stay safe and take good care of yourselves this week.
Warmly,
Shari Tarver Behring