Trigger warning policy

Please note: If you have reached this page because you read something that triggered you and you need immediate help processing it, you can get immediate 24/7 on-line and telephone support via the RAINN website.

To make this site user-friendly to survivor/activists, some articles are marked with a trigger warning. The trigger warning indicates that the article contains material that may be upsetting to survivors or trigger Post Traumatic Stress symptoms in survivors. Further discussion on the purpose and meaning of trigger warnings can be found in the following articles:

The trigger warning is normally placed just below the article’s title and byline, like this

Title
TRIGGER WARNING

As a matter of course, articles that deal with victim blaming issues or contain descriptions of violent acts will be marked with a trigger warning. Other articles may be marked with a trigger warning upon request.

To request an article be marked with a trigger warning, please fill in the form below and press send. Note: You don’t need to share personal details in your reason or “prove” that it should have a warning when you describe the potential triggers. We simply would like to know what aspects of our articles are most likely to be trigger issues so we can improve this policy and make it more responsive to our readers.

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Article URL (or full title of article)
Please describe the potential triggers in content

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