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Reply to "Mental-health journalist looking for people to share ACEs experience"

I wrote an article about asking survivors to tell their stories, whether it be publicly or privately. This topic became a real issue with human trafficking survivors being asked to tell their stories. I wrote the article in an attempt to help the communication between requester and survivor. From the feedback I get from those who read it, it has helped the requester understanding what they are asking of the survivor and its helped survivors make a more sound decision on whether to accept the invitation and what to expect. Many human trafficking victims and survivors don't know how to negotiate or recognize a mutually satisfying agreement when only in the first few stages of recovery so this is a sensitive topic and yes the requester may be asking for too much, depending on the level of recovery the survivor is in and whether they want to go public or not. I attached the article. Here is a link to a website that was created by a HT survivor leader to help journalists conduct interviews that don't re-traumatize victims/survivors.  http://www.theirinaproject.org/what-we-do.html

Thank you

Ruth Rondon

 

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