DAL

Participant 1: I think, at the very least, you know, cultural sensitivity training should be a requirement. But, even more specifically, if I understand your question correctly, the setting that I would be most comfortable…

I just want to… it’s kind of interesting that we’re all in the same headspace. You know, if you were able to go to a location where the therapist is going to be confidential etc.…

Participant 2: I guess my thoughts are about the same. You know, I think it’s so important that we believe women when they come forward, so that way when women, you know, they have these…

Yeah, I guess my main takeaway from the discussion is that there’s definitely a lack of awareness. I think, for the most part, aside from maybe some of us who are athletes in here, that…

Just more awareness really. Like, I played sports, and even when you’re at those events and they’re talking about the policies and what’s going on and all of the information, no one’s really engaged or…

I agree with what everyone said, and maybe, just to go a little bit further, and just make like, somewhere that African Nova Scotians could specifically turn to in these situations. You know, say this…

Participant 1: Yeah, I’ve only ever come across it. I had to do a module once, you know, just required to do it. But I feel like if I didn’t have to do it, I…

I don’t think there’s anything that uniquely makes it [the SV/SA policy] feel that it would consider the perspective of an African Nova Scotia male, at all. I mean, I think one of the glaring…

What do you guys think about that though? Like do you guys, even just in terms of, I don’t know, it’s definitely different for men. I would assume that if something happened with like anyone…