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Asian Female

They need a supporter who can speak their language

Providing a Chinese counsellor is a good thing, because I know for some students, their English is quite poor. They just came to Canada and their English is not so good. So, they really need a supporter who can speak their language.

Recommendations

  • 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.

  • When responding to a disclosure or report of sexual violence involving racially or ethnically marginalized students, provide these students with the choice to work with someone who shares their cultural or racial identity or someone who does not.

  • Offer interpretation services to victims/survivors and respondents who are more comfortable communicating in a language other than English and make it known to students that this service is available.