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Facilitator: Why do you think […] your aunt might think that having a policy against sexual assault at all at your school might suggest some sort of, like, unsafety, or danger? Participant 1: Because […]…

Facilitator: How ‘bout, like, everybody gives me one characteristic or quality […] of a potential support person. What would that look like? Participant 1: Caring? Facilitator: Caring, why would it be important um, to have…

I feel […] like trans people might have different experiences […] with sexual assault than a cis person might. Um, so, like, having someone [provide support] that would be knowledgeable or experienced abou the trans…

I think that this provided a lot of really good insight on – um, what more can be done for trans and non-binary people, because before I heard some of the ideas from Participant 1…

I also think that, just in general, […] trans and non-binary or LGBT, […] like, having, kind of, separate meetings for them can make it a lot more comfortable to discuss it in general […],…

Having the option of, like, anonymity […] would be important because […] some people might not want to go to, like, a […] meeting or a group about something like that, if they don’t want…

I wouldn’t shove it in their face like “you NEED to do something,” but on my own time, I would look up what they can do and share something very welcoming like counselling. Or, “Hey,…

It’s great that they say they will give you counselling, but what happens when it is faculty, and you do not want to set foot on campus anymore, and you’ve left university? What happens when…

I’m thinking about people who are new to the school, and maybe they don’t want to disclose immediately – they just need a person. So I wonder if sharing – I don’t know what kind…

I want to make her feel as comfortable as she can in doing whatever she feels like she needs to do. I don’t know, because you can’t put yourself in that other person’s shoes, so…

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