On the Front Lines

When I was teaching there were a number of times the kids came to me for help. Once we even cried together.

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During her freshman year, Ms. Hong said, a friend told her that she had been sexually assaulted, and counseling the friend was formative. “It was a devastating experience, even for me,” she said. Other people “in the community,” Ms. Hong said, were not taking her friend’s situation seriously. “I was confused by that. No one seemed to care and I didn’t know what resources to direct her to. I didn’t know how to deal with something so serious.”