Today鈥檚 horrific shootings in downtown Sacramento are shocking and deeply distressing. Our hearts break for those who lost a loved one and for all our colleagues, friends and neighbors who are suffering today.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis manages the University of California Center Sacramento (新澳门六合彩内幕信息CS) at 830 K St. We have reached out to the 28 students participating in the program from all 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 campuses this quarter, and they are all accounted for and safe. Our 新澳门六合彩内幕信息CS faculty and staff are also safe. To those students and their families, we realize how frightened and overwhelmed you might feel, and we encourage you to reach out to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis or your home campus should you need mental health services or other support.
Please review the for more information about mental health appointments, crisis support and self-care that is available, based on where you are residing. We will have counselors and student support case managers on-site at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息CS on Monday (April 4) or as soon as the area is reopened, to provide comprehensive support for students. If you need immediate mental health support, please call Student Health and Counseling Services at 530-752-0871 for an after-hours counseling service consultation. You may also text 鈥淩ELATE鈥 to 741741 for free, immediate and confidential crisis support by text message.
Faculty and staff can reach out to the , which serves the Davis and Sacramento campuses.
Shootings like today鈥s leave us asking 鈥渨hy鈥 and 鈥渨hat more can be done.鈥 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis is home to the , which is committed to researching the nature of firearm violence, including individual and social determinants of violence. The center coordinates research that explores the causes of firearm violence and evaluates ways that future firearm-related harm can be prevented. We believe this crucial work will lead to additional answers about what more can be done in a state that is already a leader for gun control legislation, yet continues to see such tragedies. We are committed to publicly sharing findings of our research.
We are part of the first-responder network for Sacramento, and the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Medical Center is treating several victims of today鈥s shootings. We have worked hard to make our Level 1 trauma center one of the best in the country for treating firearm-related violence. Unfortunately, the Emergency Department teams at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health see victims of firearm violence on a regular basis, and so they have become experts in providing care when such emergencies happen.
To our Sacramento community, we offer our condolences and support. We are all interconnected, and days like this remind us that we must do all we can to prevent gun violence. We must put an end to gun violence that impacts families and communities long after headlines turn to other global events.
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- Melissa Blouin, News and Media Relations, 530-564-2698, mlblouin@ucdavis.edu