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- Support Resources: The Penn State Red Folder: https://redfolder.psu.edu/
- Reporting Bias Guidance
- Penn State
- Report online or call 800-560-1637
- Faculty Staff Only: Call Office of Equal Opportunity and Access 814-863-0471
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- Report to local police
- State College Borough, College, Harris Townships: 814-234-7150
- Patton, Ferguson, Halfmoon Townships: 800-479-0050
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- PA State Police: 814-355-7545
- Report to the PA Human Rights Coalition (for tracking only): 717-787-4410
- Report to local police
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- Islamic Society of Central Pennsylvania
- Community Conferencing: Centre County STUDENTS
- Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development
- Student Organizations
- Chabad at Penn State
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- Penn State Employee Assistance Program
A free, confidential employee and family resource to be used as the first line of defense for personal or work-related concerns for employees and their families.
- Red FolderResources and guidance for identifying and support students in distress
Learning and Additional Support Resources
- Coping with a disaster or traumatic event | CDC
- Talking to children about war | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- How to talk to children about difficult news | American Psychological Association
- Coping with war-related stress: information for military families and communities | Mental Health America
- National center for PTSD | US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Resources for Educators About the Conflict in the Middle East
- San Diego Office of Education: Resources
- NYT: Teaching About the Israel-Hamas War
- News Literacy Project
- U Penn Middle East Center
- How Should College Presidents Speak About the Unspeakable?
- ‘We Can’t Remain Silent’: How This President Crafted a Response to ‘One of Humanity’s Most Complicated Topics’
- What’s Different About Student Activism Over the Israel-Hamas War?
- Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative at Penn State, part of the Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative
- Talking about tough topics and coping during difficult times (focuses on children, but skills are generally translatable for college students and other adults)
- How Do We Remain Bridgebuilders During Times of War? (Podcast)
- Campuses Should Model Care: Engaging Deep Divides on Israel, Palestine and Beyond