Hello! Today we're going to discuss the connections between racism and trauma. Racism-related experiences range from frequent, ambiguous microaggressions to blatant hate crimes and physical assault, and often have lasting impacts on an individual's mental health. Race based stress and trauma extends beyond the direct behaviors of prejudiced individuals, since institutional and system racism can also result in trauma. Today's challenge activities help develop a deeper understanding of the impacts of racism. If you're just joining us, you can access the previous days' content here .

Watch this short video by SheKnows Media's program featuring kids explaining microaggressions, including how often they occur and their impact.

Read this article by  Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D. featuring both clinical & experiential observations of race-based stress and trauma and its impacts.

Watch this video from PBS on how discussions & visual representations of racism and violence can trigger significant mental health stressors in communities impacted by those injustices.

If you haven't already, download your 21-Day Challenge Reflection Journal to process. Join our Private Facebook Group where you can engage with other challenge participants! Share your participation on social media with this special graphic and the hashtag #YWCAEquityChallenge Apply our custom Facebook Frame to your profile, which you can see a mockup of here. If you're a group lead and didn't see your Group Toolkit, check your email from Thursday. If you signed up since then, we'll send the toolkit as soon as possible.

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