Thank you. That's an excellent point.
Sometimes, we get caught up in looking at the physical symptoms of things. Unfortunately, I think we live in a society in Canada that follows a lot of the same guidelines of policing, so, “I need this hard evidence. I need to see it with my eyes in order to believe it happens.” Meanwhile, our centre, and all of the other sexual assault centres, are operating on the basis of, “If this is your experience and if these are the emotions you're feeling, that is the evidence I need to support you.”
A lot more work, even if it is in physical health spaces, needs to just be around how we can create a more trauma-informed space. How can we make sure that everybody who walks through the door feels as safe as possible, so that even if they don't show a physical sign of injury—they mention, “I'm not allowed to go here, because of this,” or, “My partner holds onto my phone”—we don't just ignore that? We know how to ask some more probing questions about that and provide space for them.