Distrust for an organizational body
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 a sexual assault [sigh]. You need more information, like, who is this organization? What have they done? Who is this person?
Recommendations
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Create an inter-university and college roster of peer supporters and educators that includes international and domestic student leaders across genders.
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Sign on with a service such as KeepMe.Safe, which connects students with mental health professionals from cultures around the world and promote this service as part of university SV/SA service provision.
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Promote SANE nurses as supporters for victims/survivors. Ideally, this would happen in the context of a formal partnership with SANE nurses, which includes 24/7 availability of SANE nurse services on campus.
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Highlight which university staff victims/survivors can report sexual violence to so they need only report once.