But in our work with survivors, we so often hear how traumatizing and difficult investigations are and how survivors themselves would like alternative resolution options. Many survivors want to be able to choose from options that allow for alternative or restorative justice, and informal resolutions. The operative word being ‘choice’ because any option in which a survivor is pressured to opt in one way or another, is only going to cause additional harm. Not all survivors will choose these alternatives, but we still repeatedly heard two things: “I want them to apologize and for them to not do this to anyone else.”  

In our ongoing mission to provide resources in both prevention and response, we developed this training specifically for students who have harmed another student, to help them reflect on their intention versus outcome, identify their unhealthy behaviors, and reduce their likelihood of recidivism.