Links to two resources you found informative and useful during your research. 

Explain how further elaboration of your chosen topic can benefit you and your future students. 

Comment on one classmates posting and provide a resource that can assist in their PSA creation.   

2. https://www.thehotline.org
(Provides numbers to a domestic abuse hotline and information about it)

https://ncadv.org/learn-more/what-is-domestic-violence/abusive-partner-signs (Even includes a button on the website to quickly exit the tab- Discusses about the signs of domestic abuse)

3. This is a pretty intense topic to talk about, (maybe this is something more relevant to older kids because younger students might not understand these issues) but I think this would benefit my students by recognizing the different types of abuse and how it can be harmful to relationships. Mainly because many people in relationships don’t realize that the things their partner does is actually a form of domestic abuse. If students understand that this is something not to take lightly, then maybe it might prevent more of these cases from happening in the first place before it gets any worse. 

2.
Stigmas and discrimination: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/stigma-and-discrimination 

Mental Health help and counseling at UA (CAPS): https://health.arizona.edu/counseling-psych-services 

3. Mental health is essential to understand in the context of teaching. On a personal level, I have dealt with my own struggles regarding mental health and I have close friends who also suffer. With my anxiety, I refused for a long time to seek help because admitting there is a problem is very hard, but once I began treatment, I learned how to lessen the severity of anxiety attacks and they now occur less frequently. The stigma is that there is something structurally wrong with the individuals struggling with mental health, which is not true. Many people will not say anything to peers because they are afraid that the peers will think differently of them or avoid them. Look at the stigma around schizophrenia, many people view them as dangerous, but the truth is that they are suffering from an illness, just like the flu, there is not something deeply wrong with them, they are people too and deserve to be treated respectfully. In the classroom, students may suffer from mental health disorders, so it is important for educators to be able to identify the warning signs, and see if they can help! It is hard for an individual to get help on their own, so with support from educators and family members, the student can start treatment and improve their mental health. Above all, removing the stigmas around mental health allows for more individuals to get help, which creates a healthier and happier society and learning environment. 

Personal definition: Impoverished children are those whose essential needs are not provided for. They undergo a lot of stress, are often judged for their home lives, and are restricted from living comfortably. Poverty affects children negatively and can limit academic and future financial stability in a child’s life. 

    a. Academic definition: CDC defines bullying as any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths, who are not siblings or current dating partners, that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance, and is repeated multiple times or is highly likely to be repeated. 

    b. Personal definition of Bullying: Students of all ages experience being bullied. It’s something that has lasted generations and it can negatively impact the education a child receives due to it altering their cognitive state while actively trying to learn and grow in school.  

2.      https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/get-help-now

 

3.  Educating myself of this topic can benefit my students because I will have more knowledge about what to do in situations where someone is bullying them or they are bullying others. I want to learn how to stand up for my students when they are still learning how to stand up for themselves. 

My personal definition: A food desert is where a large area with residents that have limited resources to food and other fresh produce.

2.https://mapazdashboard.arizona.edu/article/comprehensive-food-access-analysis-tucson

This website is about ‘A Comprehensive Food Access Analysis in Tucson’ it identifies the major areas in Tucson where food is not readily available at all times. 

This is a website created by the University of Arizona that discusses the concept and how Tucson is solving this problem.

3. The concept of Food Deserts is very important and can benefit students of mine that need extra help or assistance when it comes to their food needs. Studies have show that areas with lower income have a lower access to variety of food options.

2. https://nami.org/About-Mental-Illness    

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/in-depth/mental-health/art-20046477

3. Further elaboration on the topic of Mental Health and mental Illness is critical I believe in creating the most comfortable, accepting, welcoming and engaging classroom environment for my prospective students. I know from my own personal experience that mental illness can be tough especially at a young age, but I can imagine that its even harder when you don't feel like you can talk about your feelings or what you are dealing with/going through because you are embarrassed of having anxiety or depression or bipolar disorder, OCD etc. due to the fact that there is that large stigma surround the mental health and mental illness topic. Its essential that as a future educator I understand resources and how I can help students with their mental health and understanding it as well. It is also essential that my perspective students understand that its okay to not be okay and that its okay to ask for help or to suffer from anxiety, depression, bipolar ness, or OCD etc. they need to know they aren't alone and that they shouldn't be treated differently or any lesser than anyone else because of their mental health.

2.) https://www.apha.org/what-is-public-health/generation-public-health/our-work/social-justice

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html

3.) I think my topic can help my students and me, for we could deal with this problem.  It's a difficult area to try and help or fix, but as an instructor I will support my students.     

The disproportionate imprisonment rates of non-white people in America. 

I couldn’t find a specific definition of this, but this quote explains it well. “From arrest to sentencing, racial and ethnic disparities are a defining characteristic of our criminal justice system. Not only does racial bias pervade the justice process; people of color also face disproportionately high rates of poverty, meaning they suffer from the justice system's unequal treatment of poor people.”

Two helpful resources for my research:

This article is very thorough and gives statistical data outlining the racial disparities in our prison system. They even break it down by each state!

This article explains the concept of the school to prison pipeline that directly leads to higher rates of incarcerated black men and breaks down how and why this happens.

This topic can help my students gain a deeper understanding of the world and country around them. Whether I end up teaching in a predominantly white charter school or a low income inner city school, this information is still valid and relevant for my students to be made aware of. I think that awareness of this issue is the only way to fix it within the coming generations.

Homelessness is the topic I chose for my Social Justice PSA. 

Personal definition: To be without a home or place to live for a short or long period of time.  

Academic definition (aka google): The state of having no home. 

B. Links to resources 

C. This topic will help benefit myself and my future students because it is important for students to recognize that they can help make a change. In addition to, having them learn more about the issues that cause homelessness to not only prevent it, but help end it. 

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