In honor of the upcoming one year anniversary of the #MeToo movement, founder Tarana Burke has brought together a team of researchers to help create a survey to cultivate a database of resources for sexual violence survivors.
According to a press release sent to Blavity, the database will be the first of its kind.
The 15-30 minute questionnaire aims to partly gauge information concerning the presence and accessibility of resources available to survivors in their communities, such as free mental health support, group meetings, spiritual healers or rape crisis centers. The questions are also geared toward locating both traditional and non-traditional modes of healing to include every type of survivor and ensure everyone can find a safe space with which they are comfortable.
“First, let me thank you for agreeing to participate in our survey. We are building this from the ground up and can't possibly do it without you," Burke said in a statement on the survey's launch. "These questions are designed to help us determine what's currently working for survivors of sexual violence in your community and where the gaps exist. We want to know who is getting it right, and how they are doing it.”
“The results of this survey will be used to ensure that our online tools for survivors are comprehensive, inclusive and well resourced," the activist continued. "I anticipate this survey taking between 15-30 minutes to complete, depending on how many resources you have to share.”
The survey concludes by asking which healing centers or resources participants wish to see in their community, what they believe to be the most necessary healing measure needed to best service survivors of sexual assault and violence, as well as what their ideal community would look like.
“The 'me too' movement is by and about survivors. We are building what we need together,” Burke said. “Thank you for your participation. Thank you for trusting us. Thank you for standing up.”
The database will officially launch on October 15 and be featured on #MeToo's website. The survey is currently live and will remain so until it affects the change Burke and her team wish to create.
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