My sister was sexually assaulted and doesn't want to press charges but keeps asking me what I think she should do and I'm afraid to influence her either way.
More people experience this than they realize.
The weight of witnessing trauma creates its own moral burden about how to honor someone's agency while managing your own need for the harm to be addressed.
“Where Are You with Punitive vs. restorative approaches to harm?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.