Perspectives on responses to sexual assault

If there is a session to help the girls, I think they also need to mention how we can protect ourselves. It’s not like, “okay, there is security on campus and you can go to…

[If a friend discloses that they have been sexually assaulted], you should be very considerate and patient about how you deal with it, and stay strong; because you have to make sure you are supporting…

Participant 1: [If a friend comes to me following sexual assault], I will try to help him/her think about what happened during this crime, because the more things you remind them of, the more recalls…

For my parents, I’m not too sure, because from when I was young to now, my parents did not mention it too much to me, so I don’t really know about them. However, my father…

Participant 1: Maybe it depends on the person who has been sexually assaulted. If the person is very shy and very nervous about this, maybe she will choose to disclose because she doesn’t want to…

Participant 1: I would actually be more worried about my parents saying too much, or worrying too much if I told them the situation. So, I think this policy actually helps me on this point…

I have one question about this policy: If something happened, how do you protect the […] personal privacy, you know? For example […] for the survivor, after the terrible thing happened […], if she or…

The first thing I would do [if a friend told me she had been sexually assaulted] is to support her. I would tell her that, “Whatever happens, I’m always here to be with you.” If…

I think filing the report directly to the police is better than contacting the university first because it is a more direct way and it wastes less time. If the person decides to seek therapy…

[When supporting a survivor] you have to hear whatever they have to say,and whatever they are going through, and along with that, they really have to console that person. Like, they have to give their…