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What kind of evidence does this policy apply to and how we can intervene in each situation individually? I mean because sometimes the only evidence is just the victim’s written word or what they say.…

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: I am thinking of my parents. I think they would appreciate the community in SMU and the policy as well. Especially because they live in East Asia so they can’t talk with me,…

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,…

I just want to encourage that you should get people aware about information and policies and get them to know more how to protect themselves, because actually, we don’t want [people to have] experiences of…

I think they [my family] will probably appreciate it [the SV/SA policy] as long as it’s helping me, but I don’t think they would think something like this will happen. And usually, if Asians are…

Participant 1: If they are physically okay, I would obviously reassure them that I am there for them. I would let them know that there are other people who have gone through the same thing,…

What’s going to happen to the people, when we report them? […] Because I think sometimes when the person who reported, and the person who is being reported – maybe they are their friend or…

If I have a problem and talk to my family, they will probably say, “Just go to the police, not talking to the sexual violence manager, just go to police.” I guess this is because…

I think it [the reason people avoid reporting sexual assault] is shame a lot of the time. Or feeling like, deep down, maybe it was my fault. Like someone mentioned earlier, we should make sure…

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