To truly support rural sexual-assault survivors, the Third Option program must be a real option across Alberta GlobeDebate
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Sarah Maetche is the communications specialist at the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre.
Before this, in the hospitals in which it was rolled out – in Calgary, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge – sexual-assault survivors were offered two options: receive medical care and not involve the police, or have a forensic kit collected by a sexual assault nurse examiner who would be required, in turn, to immediately involve the police.
Each individual’s healing journey – and how they respond to and heal from trauma – is unique. So it can be challenging to make the choice whether to involve the police at that exact moment in the hospital. The aim of Third Option is not directly to increase the rate of reporting such crimes, although it could have such an effect. Third Option offers a safe and secure way to gather evidence that may not be possible in the fraught moments right after the incident. With the option to report to the police later on, survivors may feel more confident in this choice.
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