The R is for Thursday Collective
When a flower does not bloom, repair the environment so the flower can grow. We do not focus on the flower; it inherently has all it needs to survive. —Heijer, 2018
"Who" is a hidden population
Is time and context specific
Populations typically fall somewhere on a continuum of hidden through becoming visible. We focus on students who tend to have experiences with socially stigmatizing trauma. In general, hidden populations in higher education are not easily visually identified, do not have a formal space or voice and may be motivated to remain anonymous.
Current hidden college populations on which we focus:
- Have histories in foster or other out-of-home care at age 13 or older
- Are survivors of sexual violence and/or sex trafficking, or have sexual violence as part of their origin story
- Are/have been sex workers
- Are/have been involved with the justice system (self or caregivers)
- Are recovering from substance addiction
- Do not have the resources to meet basic need of shelter
- Sought/seeking abortion care in a state where deemed illegal
- Have undergone or are in the process of gender reassignment