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Why Trauma-Informed Reporting Matters in Higher Education
Written by REES Every year, colleges and universities collect thousands of reports of sexual and gender-based violence. But the way those reports are collected can determine whether a survivor ever comes forward at all and whether the institution actually learns anything useful from the process. Traditional reporting systems were built for compliance, …
Tech advancements for reporting sexual violence on campuses
Contributed by: Mary Lobson, REES Community for CURIE Newsletter Fall 2023 Post-secondary institutions are embracing digital transformation and adopting technology to enhance learning experiences, improve administrative efficiency and gather data that enables them to stay competitive in a rapidly changing educational landscape. (more…)
Google Forms and Survivor Stories
Written by REES Google is a go-to communication tool for emails, meeting, calendars and so much more but is it a safe space for survivors to tell their story? There are a number of forms such as a Google Form and Jotform that have been created to easily collect information. When …
The Red Zone: Sexual Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions
Written by REES; The ‘Red Zone’ consists of the first six to eight weeks of the fall semester at post-secondary institutions, where the number of sexual assaults is heightened compared to other times of year. This time of year brings lots of new experiences for both returning and new students, such …
Campus Sexual Violence: The Ever-Evolving Epidemic
Written by Savannah Szocs; Returning to a post pandemic world is something that, 2 years ago, we never realized we’d have to be prepared for. The idea of a global pandemic, while feasible, is something none of us ever expected to truly experience. Recovering from trauma relating to sexual violence while …
Creating Safer Workplaces: Campus Faculty and Staff
Written by REES; In July 2021, Statistics Canada released a report with important information for post-secondary institutions about workplace harassment and sexual harassment specifically. 34% of women and 22% of men employed at post-secondary institutions experience some form of harassment in the preceding 12 months.Women faculty and researchers are 1.5 times more likely than …
The Importance of Immunity Policies
Written by REES; Over the past year, REES has partnered with colleges and universities to enhance their response to campus sexual violence. The REES platform is customized for each of our Campus Partners, with information about campus and community resources. REES also links to the institution’s sexual violence policy and procedures …
3 Questions about REES Frequently Asked by Post-Secondary Administrators
Written by REES; Over this past year, we have had many questions about REES, a simple, secure platform for reporting sexual violence. Sometimes there have been misconceptions about the features or functionality, so we thought we would take a moment to shed some light on three of the most common questions …
The Next Generation of Campus Sexual Violence Legislation: Minimum Standards
Written by Caitlin Salvino; Starting in 2016, after decades of student-led activism, provincial governments in Canada began to recognize the pervasiveness of sexual violence on post-secondary campuses and the need for intervention to provide non-criminal response mechanisms for survivors. In their response, provincial governments sought to mandate the creation of campus …