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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 September 2021 and 18 November 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): SV194.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 09:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 5 October 2022

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change "Individuals who develop psychological disorders following sexual assault have increased frequency and severity of psychopathology compared with individuals who have not experienced sexual assault.[42]" to "Individuals who develop psychological disorders following sexual assault have increased frequency and severity of psychopathology compared with individuals who have not experienced sexual assault.[42] Additionally, survivors of sexual assault, particularly child sexual abuse survivors, are at high risk for sexual revictimization in the future" add appropriate reference number.

Reference to add "Walker, Hannah E.; Freud, Jennifer S.; Ellis, Robyn A.; Fraine, Shawn M.; Wilson, Laura C. (2019). "The Prevalence of Sexual Revictimization: A Meta-Analytic Review". Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 20(1), 67-80. doi:10.1177/1524838017692364" Kaitlin Snyder (talk) 03:59, 5 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. 3mi1y (talk) 22:17, 17 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Foundations of Clinical Trauma Psychology Fall Quarter2022

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 September 2022 and 1 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Akemi Kawano (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Akemi Kawano (talk) 16:48, 20 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

"Raping her" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Raping her has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 10 § Raping her until a consensus is reached. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:36, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Change X " forced sexual penetration, no matter how slight" To Y "unwanted touching under any circumstances" Autumnnovember (talk) 04:26, 28 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. NotAGenious (talk) 12:02, 28 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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