Gun Violence Prevention and Trauma Resources

If you or a loved one has been a victim of gun violence, we have gathered some community resources that we hope you will find helpful while realizing the only real solution is gun violence prevention. 

Resources

• Embracing Equity 
• No single cause for 2021's surge in gunfire in Seattle. Grief, lack of answers plague families of victims | The Seattle Times 
• Addressing Instances of Hate and Bias - Seattle Public Schools (seattleschools.org) 
• Anti-Defamation League | No Place for Hate | Pacific Northwest (adl.org) 
• Trauma Facts and Resources (innerbody.com)

Trauma Support 

• Roza Aman - Anchor Light Therapy Collective 
• Trauma and Gun Violence | Everytown Support Fund 
• Crime Survivor Services - Human Services | seattle.gov 

Culturally Responsive Trauma Support/Advocacy 

• Home - Stop AAPI Hate 
• The hidden stories that give rise to violence against Asian American women | The Seattle Times 
• Addressing Bias, Discrimination, and Hate | Office of Diversity and Outreach UCSF 
• Beyond Brutality: Addressing Anti-Blackness in Everyday Scenes of Teaching and Learning (pdx.edu) 
• Marking the Deadliest Year on Record, HRC Releases Report on Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People - Human Rights Campaign 
• Here's Why Discrimination Against Latinos is Nothing New in America | BELatina 
• Hate Crime Numbers Against People With Disabilities Paint an Incomplete Picture (accessibility.com) 
• Not Invisible: Confronting a crisis of violence against Native women (seattletimes.com) 

Other YMCA of Greater Seattle Resources 

• Counseling Services for All Ages 
• Crisis Support for All Ages 
• Violence Prevention Programs