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Just typing it into a search engine or going to the Mount website might feel overwhelming. It would be nice to have, like, I’m always a fan of posters that feel more like I’m in…

I was also going to add that there are … because I’m also a victim of it, sometimes you don’t even want to identify yourself as that. So, when there are trickier situations, like you…

I wrote a lot of side notes [pointing to her draft of the policy], and it was along the lines of […] how is a person going to get support? Who is a person going…

Participant 1: I think that the people reading this [gesturing to the policy] are most likely people who have been assaulted- […] I feel like it needs to be really front-loaded like, “if you’ve been…

Okay, so do you know who they [the investigator] would be? […] I’ve had an experience recently in my life where there can be a certain amount of distrust for an organizational body to investigate…

I think people should maybe be more aware of informal resolution because I never really knew that existed or that it was an option. I mean, it’s a good way for people not to get…

Participant 1: I wonder if there could be a part [of the policy] that would be like, “have you sexually [pause]- do you feel like there are shades of grey?” Because maybe they had sex…

I know that language can be a huge barrier and also when you look around, and all you see are white faces, and you are not [white], that can be very intimidating and unwelcoming. So,…

I would just advocate that there are people to talk to, especially the counsellors. I’m in psychology, so I think it’s super important to have someone to talk to and just express your thoughts. […]…

If my friend disclosed to me, I think I would want to know whether she felt safe at that moment. I’d ask what she needed from me, how I could help in terms of talking,…

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