Middle East

I would suggest that they complain to a therapist because by complaining to a therapist, they would feel more comfortable about the topic. I would also like to add that it would be even better…

I believe that when it comes to understanding what the victim is going through- let’s say, if someone comes from a Muslim background, especially coming from the Middle East, the high fear of being heavily…

Unfortunately, in today’s world, I do know by numbers that female students, in general, are more targeted for sexual assault than male students.[…] So, anything that the Student Centre or SMU staff puts out for…

I feel like sexual assault policies, in general, are very female-targeted. They are not really male-targeted at all, which is a problem because a lot of men also get sexually assaulted. […] At the Mount,…

I know that a lot of girls need that help. It is a very subjective thing, and it is a very personal thing. Um, so, yeah kind of just going back to the “if it…

My family does not know that I was assaulted. Even with the whole Bret Kavanaugh thing that is going on in the states, there is this [pause] not necessarily blaming, but there is like, “something…

Counselling downstairs, for me, I was like, “I cannot talk about it with someone who is male,” and it ended up being someone who was male [laughing]. […] Now for me, everybody is not same,…

I feel my parents are scared a lot. Because they are a new in the country, they always think that we are going to be victimized or that it is not totally safe, because they…

Participant 1: My complaint is that there should be more information such as the timeframe around this process. For example, when is the victim gonna receive services? Information like that could be helpful. […] Participant…

Participant 1: The first thing that would come to mind for me would be making sure that she is physically alright and in a mental place where they will not cause themselves harm. But yes,…