Why Rape Victims Should Get Resources After Being Raped On average there are 121 suicides per day. About 90% of those suicides are due to a mental illness. Depression is a mental illness acquired mainly by people who have suffered from traumatic events. Many people who have been raped suffer from depression which can lead to suicide. In the story Speak, Melinda is raped by a senior named Andy Evans. After the rape Melinda is very depressed and starts to harm herself. Rape victims should have resources after being raped to lower the amounts of suicides and crimes around the world. After a rape it is hard to communicate how you feel. In the beginning of the novel Speak, Melinda says “ I wasted the last weeks of August watching bad cartoons.
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This is obviously not true due to the fact that the victim was not asking for it. Melinda is afraid to speak because she doesn’t admit it was his fault. Melinda says, “It is easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it.” If Melinda had resources or rehabilitation then maybe she would have known that she wasn’t guilty. This would also stop her from self harming herself. The most important reason for rehabilitation is to have a sanctuary to feel safe in. Melinda says in the novel Speak, “I just want to sleep. The whole point of not talking about it, of silencing the memory, is to make it go away. It won't.” In rehab Melinda would open up and confront her demons. This will help with the rebuilding of her life. Resources could have helped Melinda in so many ways, but they weren’t available for her. In conclusion, the best way for a victim of rape to overcome depression and thoughts of suicide is to give them the proper resources. Melinda needed a place to feel safe (definitely not the janitor's closet), and somewhere she could express how she felt. Instead she resulted to self harming and being antisocial. Rape victims deserve to know that they are cared about and more importantly know that they are not
This is obviously not true due to the fact that the victim was not asking for it. Melinda is afraid to speak because she doesn’t admit it was his fault. Melinda says, “It is easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it.” If Melinda had resources or rehabilitation then maybe she would have known that she wasn’t guilty. This would also stop her from self harming herself. The most important reason for rehabilitation is to have a sanctuary to feel safe in. Melinda says in the novel Speak, “I just want to sleep. The whole point of not talking about it, of silencing the memory, is to make it go away. It won't.” In rehab Melinda would open up and confront her demons. This will help with the rebuilding of her life. Resources could have helped Melinda in so many ways, but they weren’t available for her. In conclusion, the best way for a victim of rape to overcome depression and thoughts of suicide is to give them the proper resources. Melinda needed a place to feel safe (definitely not the janitor's closet), and somewhere she could express how she felt. Instead she resulted to self harming and being antisocial. Rape victims deserve to know that they are cared about and more importantly know that they are not