@article{ref1,
title=""I'm not going to do it alone": a qualitative study of barriers to sexual assault service-seeking among college students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2024",
author="Walsh, Kate and Melnik, Jessica and Birkett, Alexis and Kidd, Grace and Bujan, Grace and Mehta, Anuj H. P. and Meyer, Nicole",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To understand barriers to seeking post-sexual assault services for students of color and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students. <br><br>METHODS: Qualitative interviews about campus and community resources for sexual and relationship violence were conducted with 29 undergraduate and graduate students who held diverse sexual, gender, and racial identities (n = 15 disclosed violence-related service-seeking). <br><br>RESULTS: Organized within trauma-informed care pillars, thematic coding revealed aspects of campus environment/culture that prevent students from accessing support including challenges identifying experiences as violence; limited cultural and identity-affirming care; limited clarity about resources; confidentiality concerns; difficulty accessing resources; and navigating resources alone. Suggestions to address concerns included regular prevention training; better coordinated care and systems with increased accountability, increased survivor support and peer support, and heightened transparency on websites/trainings about processes and confidentiality. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest promising avenues to improve support, particularly for minoritized survivors of violence, at this campus.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2023.2283732",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2283732"
}