In the Media

Burnaby Now – Female international students more likely to be assaulted than locals, report finds

January 24, 2019

A staff reporter for Burnaby Now writes, “when a Canadian-born college women chooses to disclose a sexual assault, they tend to turn to their mothers or female peers first. But for many international students whose mothers are overseas or who don’t have close friends here, that isn’t an option.

That’s according to MOSAIC, a charity that serves immigrant, newcomer and refugee communities in Metro Vancouver. MOSAIC is raising awareness about what some of their clients have been telling them – and what it’s trying to do about it.”

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