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Participant 2: [If a friend discloses to me], I think the first thing is to understand her. I will tell her that experiencing sexual assault is not her fault, and I will search for some…

I think this policy has not shed light on the seriousness of revenge or the retaliation from the person accused. I think all the respondents [should] be informed of the university’s position regarding the seriousness…

I think sharing experiences is also important because most of us really don’t know what to do.

They should mention not only information about the school policy, I would also like them to mention the Canadian law related to sexual violence. They should also help students when they have similar situations while…

The first thing we should do [if a friend has been sexually assaulted] is calm down and expect to get some help from someone who shares the same cultural backgrounds with us, maybe the same…

I have another piece of advice about precaution. I think when we talk to our professor, we need to keep the door open when we talk in a narrow space in his/her office because I’m…

The school should provide some information about the actual definition of sexual assault, ’cause as participant 1 said, she doesn’t know what kind of action would be considered an actual assault. Like, what is more,…

Participant 1: Can the school policy be more targeted to male students as well? Like, what they should do if they have this kind of situation. Can the policy tell male students what they should…

I think the direct way to punish the criminal is to go to the police and report. The police will help you and ask you some questions about this crime. You may have to describe…

[To support a friend who discloses sexual assault], in my opinion, I think it is necessary to be a listener. First when, we needed to be a listener, we needed to let the friend know…

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