Hello all! OVS Training and Outreach is working to craft an awareness campaign for OVS services, and we need your help! In this thread, can you please let us know how victims in your county self-identify? What terminology do they use? What resonates with them? For example: survivor vs victim, etc. Please response with your county, as well as terms that are used in your area.
Thank you for your help with this important initiative!
Tagging @Lindsey Crusan-Muse, @Karen Ziegler (she/hers) and @Christopher Bromson to get the ball rolling!
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@Christopher Bromson said everything I could say! We use victim/survivor/witness or just person/client/individual. As other programs do, we give folks as much control as possible so we would use whatever language makes the most sense to them. This can change over time and we would want to give space and energy to the person exploring.