{"id":508,"date":"2018-10-29T17:06:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T22:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/?page_id=508"},"modified":"2021-10-07T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:09:35","slug":"friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/resources\/friends\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help a Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Listen, and do not judge.<\/li><li>Believe their\u00a0story.<\/li><li>Give comfort, if they want it.<\/li><li>Be available and offer shelter if they\u00a0don\u2019t want to be alone.<\/li><li>Let them\u00a0know that they are\u00a0not to blame.<\/li><li>Help them\u00a0figure out their\u00a0options for what action to take, but accept their\u00a0choice of solution.<\/li><li>Feel free to come into the SARN office to talk with an advocate\u2013don\u2019t forget to take care of yourself!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know That a Survivor Often Needs To<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Know their\u00a0options.<\/li><li>Feel safe.<\/li><li>Be believed.<\/li><li>Know it was not their\u00a0fault.<\/li><li>Take control of their\u00a0life.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SARN is here to support you too! If you need to talk, please consider reaching out for help and support.\u00a0We know that being a supportive friend or family member can be\u00a0challenging\u00a0and stressful and that it is important to remember to take care of yourself.\u00a0Consider recommending other resources such as SARN to your friend, especially if you start to feel overwhelmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is another resource with more information about how to help someone who has experienced sexual or relationship violence:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/everydayfeminism.com\/2013\/01\/how-to-help-sexually-assaulted-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Help A Friend Who Has Been Sexually Assaulted<\/a>\u00a0<em>(January 21, 2013\u00a0by\u00a0Sarah Ogden Trotta)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen, and do not judge. Believe their\u00a0story. Give comfort, if they want it. Be available and offer shelter if they\u00a0don\u2019t want to be alone. Let them\u00a0know that they are\u00a0not to blame. Help them\u00a0figure out their\u00a0options for what action to take, but accept their\u00a0choice of solution. Feel free to come into the SARN office to talk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":314,"featured_media":0,"parent":568,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-508","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/314"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":510,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/508\/revisions\/510"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/sarn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}