Talking to Children & Youth about Gun Violence

We are at a loss for words at the recent gun violence and horrors happening in our country. The most recent deadly mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, Laguna Woods, California, and this week, Uvalde, Texas are preventable tragedies. These tragedies make us feel hopeless, powerless, angry, and sad. As parents, foster parents, caregivers, and CASAs, we are forced to have scary conversations with our children and youth about gun violence. Today we offer our CASA community a few resources to help with these discussions. Our children and youth need us to provide support, structure, coping skills, and hope. 

Learn more:

National Association of School Psychologists: https://bit.ly/3NGg1rkChild Mind Institute: https://bit.ly/3lKlVePAmerican School Counselor Association: https://bit.ly/3NCURdvTrauma-Informed Parent (Facebook Page): https://bit.ly/38SeRKr 

The Victims:

Elementary School, Uvalde, TexasAlexandria Aniyah Rubio, 10Alithia Ramirez, 10Amerie Jo Garza, 10Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10Eliahana Cruz Torres, 10Eliana “Ellie” Garcia, 9Eva Mireles, 44Irma GarciaJackie Cazares, 10Jailah Nicole Silguero, 10Jayce Luevanos, 10Jose Flores, 10Layla Salazar, 10Makenna Lee Elrod, 10Maite RodriguezMiranda Mathis, 11Nevaeh BravoRojelio Torres, 10Tess Marie MataUziyah Garcia, 8Xavier Lopez, 10

Grocery Store, Buffalo, New YorkRoberta A. Drury, 32Margus D. Morrison, 52Andre Mackniel, 53Aaron Salter, 55Geraldine Talley, 62Celestine Chaney, 65Heyward Patterson, 67Katherine Massey, 72Pearl Young, 77Ruth Whitfield, 86

Church in Laguna Woods, CaliforniaDr. John Cheng, 52