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Why victims of sexual assault often don't report (making advocacy…
Why victims of sexual assault often don't report
education
intersectional Victim Advocacy
Politics: Kavanugh hearing, trump victim shaming, twitter hashtag
Non disclosure to police
changing institutions
politics
Trump and his accusations
kavanaugh
Dr. Ford
Trump shaming tweets
corey booker "nothing short of heroic"
why I didn't report sparked by trump
triggers
victims having to see news articles, opinion pieces and social media posts that are ignorant
making advocacy intersectional
My perspective works to incorporate as many as possible and also show that each experience is individual. This contribution is significant as it gives a broader picture to victims instead of all making them represent the same image.
We need to look at victims as individuals so as to not compare and then shame them
Understanding that everything is situational and not every reason reaches to be relatable to every survivor
looking at what each individual victim needs so that they can get the help they actually need
less generic, more helpful
LISTENING instead of Talking
Resources= support
house
food stamps
transportation
medication
legal
mental
health
crisis hotline
disability support
suicide awareness
at risk groups
lgbt
homeless
developmentally or physically disabled
children
minorities
immigrants
education
teaching people how to talk about sexual assualt
teaching people about PTSD
teaching consent
disclosure policy
changing how we view victims
secondary survivors
loved ones who were not assualted but areclose to victim
statistics that let victims know they are not alone
non disclosure to the police
In light of the Kavanaugh hearing Trump tweeted about Dr. Ford and diminished her for not reporting originally. This is something that is held against rape victims all the time and used to make others not believe them.
Through my research I have learned that numbers of reports are low for a multitude of reasons.
feelings about reporting
retraumatizing
fear of rape exam
fear of being blamed
fear of not being believes
fear of abuser retalization
fear of telling loved ones
not knowing you were raped/ denial
shame
self blame
not remembering fully
loss of job
changing institutions
victim advocacy training for
government
police
hospital
teachers
workforce / HR
outdated legal system
slut shaming comments in court
slutshamming comments in police station
sluts shamming comments in hospital
free resources
government
legal
OBGYN/ rape exam
government funded therapy