Hello friends -
We hope that you are being kind to yourself and keeping self-care top of mind. We felt it was important to gather community where possible and offer an open space for those of us in the LGBTQIA+ community at Tessitura to come together after the shooting at Club Q on Saturday evening.
Though we are located all across the world, we share a collective trauma when things like this occur. We would like to encourage you to come together if you'd like community right now and take care of yourself as well as you can. If you have been personally affected by this assault, were affected by the Pulse shooting, or another similar event and need additional support, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help support you right now. We would be happy to help take some burden off of you if we can help you find the resources you need.
We recognize that a violent and purposeful attack on the queer community can be triggering and traumatic, even if you were not directly connected to the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. While our group is not able to provide mental health care, we do want you to know that this is a safe space. We have compiled some resources if you'd like to seek professional mental health care below. Our hope is that our community can be a source of comfort in these deeply uncomforting times.
The list of resources below is not comprehensive but is a good place to start.
NAMI - find a local NAMI support group to attend. With the number of online support groups NAMI offers, you can attend a support group from anywhere in the world if you'd like.
Better Help - Better Help is an online resource for those needing the support of a mental health professional.
Calm App - if meditation and mindfulness are helpful to you, the Calm app may have some resources to help you with these activities.
This Washington Post article offers some ways to help those affected by the shooting at Club Q.
This CPR.org article offers some resources available to those who have been affected by the shooting at Club Q.
This HRC.org article lists several LGTBQ-specific hotlines if you need to speak to someone immediately.
***If you are having a mental health crisis, or are having thoughts of harming yourself or others, please call or text 988 on any phone at any time to speak with someone at the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or go to your local emergency department. You are not alone, and there is help available.***
-- Tiffin & Jordan
This is really great, thank you Tiffin!