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The last thing they want to do is talk about it over and over

I think that might be one of the reasons why [victim/survivors don't come forward] and well, someone who goes through that, I feel like the last thing they want to do is to have to talk about it over and over again, which is what happens when you report things like this.

Recommendations

  • Highlight which university staff victims/survivors can report sexual violence to so they need only report once.

  • Offer fictionalized but representative examples of how disclosures and reports to the university have been handled.