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Participant 1: I think generally it is really difficult to find a friend who has a social harassment experience. […] Its important to get support from your friend, but it’s difficult to find professional help.…

[If a friend discloses that they have been sexually assaulted], you should be very considerate and patient about how you deal with it, and stay strong; because you have to make sure you are supporting…

I suggest that we should have a presentation introducing [the policy] in each orientation. […] It is possible that the school introduces this in orientation when all the new international students arrive at school, because…

I am wondering, if I choose to report, will someone accompany me or be more involved when I face the police? […] If I choose to report to the police, will someone in SMU maybe…

Personally, the support person doesn’t matter, as long as there is a person that has a similar experience and can be a good listener, that would be enough. But, there are always different cases. Some…

What I would suggest is, being new in North America, it’s easier for us to open up about this here rather than in our own country, if you’re coming from our cultural background. So, I…

In my opinion, the sexual assault policy only explains in detail what is sexual assault. I think maybe it should be necessary to list some of the contents of the criminal law against these sexual…

I think that the school should provide somebody to help. If something happened to me, will the school provide help? Like, for international students who may have a language problem, we may not be able…

Providing a Chinese counsellor is a good thing, because I know for some students, their English is quite poor. They just came to Canada and their English is not so good. So, they really need…

I think probably talking to someone close to them, like their best friend, or someone they often talk to, would help them to think about the case more; or it may help them reach out…