MSU’s Student Counseling Services (SCS) is reaching out to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) campus community in response to the recent racially targeted killings in Georgia.

“We value and endorse the worth and dignity of all human beings and strive to contribute to the creation of a supportive campus environment for all of our students, faculty and staff. During a time of increased risk, we feel it is our duty to help and support AAPI members of our campus community and, to that end, we have created a series of supportive programs,” stated a SCS campus message.

SCS will offer brief, supportive, drop-in counseling for those who wish to discuss the impact of the recent violence. This service “Let’s Talk: Stop Asian Violence” will be held from 4-5 p.m. each of the next two Mondays, March 22 and March 29. Also, the monthly Tea Talks group for international students, next meeting at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 26, will focus on the impact of racially motivated violence and will be followed by a group meeting to support AAPI students at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 26.

SCS is here to support the campus community. A full list of counseling opportunities can be found below:

• March 22, 4-5 p.m., “Let’s Talk: Stop Asian Violence” can be accessed here.
• March 24, 2-4 p.m., “Let’s Talk: Stop Asian Violence” can be accessed here
• March 26, 2-3 p.m., “Tea Talks for International Students” can be accessed here.
• March 26, 3-4 p.m., “Tea Talks: AAPI Safety” can be accessed here.
• March 29, 4-5 p.m., “Let’s Talk: Stop Asian Violence” can be accessed here.

For more information, visit https://www.counseling.msstate.edu/ or call 662-325-2091.