Perspectives on responses to sexual assault

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,…

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…

Participant 1: I think I agree with most of the other participants’ points, that you need to listen and you have to choose the right wording because they are vulnerable and they are [unclear]. Because,…

I think in those situations, a lot of [victims] blame themselves for the incident, even though it’s NOT their fault. […] So, I feel like the victim would need support from their friends the most.…

If I experience the situation [a sexual assault], I can probably talk to friends who can accept my feelings or who are understanding of my mind. Like, not only giving their opinion. If my friends…

I can’t compare with Canadians in this situation, but my perspective is of being a foreigner here with the language barrier. I would appreciate people who can listen to me; people who are listening carefully,…

Yeah, I think for East Asian people – East Asian students – they tend to be shy, or they don’t say their whole feeling. So, they should be able to understand the – how do…

I believe that the thoughts, and the ideology of “the victim” is created from where they grow up, or what they are being taught. So, my [suggestion] is to let […] someone who understands the…

I think that the person who will deal with sexual violence should be knowledgeable about what sexual violence is, and what procedures [to use] to report the sexual violence. And second, that person should have…

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,…