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questions to help determine if a behavior is hazing or someone is being hazed. Approaching these conversations is situational. It is important to build rapport with the individual.<\/p>\nIf you identify something that might be hazing, it is important to act on it by asking questions, trusting your gut, and responding to the situation.<\/p><\/p>\n
Be direct and ask! Don\u2019t automatically assume something is hazing. Ask clarifying questions to help determine if a behavior is hazing or someone is being hazed. Approaching these conversations is situational. It is important to build rapport with the individual.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow have you been recently?\u201d Even if someone says they are not being hazed, if you still have concerns, move forward with responding. Remember that hazing occurs even if a person wants to participate.<\/p>\n If you believe someone is being hazed, report the behavior in as much detail as possible.<\/p>\n Hazing reports can be made anonymously. <\/strong>Click here to report hazing.<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Vols speak up! Staying silent puts your fellow Vols at risk. Silence only encourages the behavior to continue. Check out these tips on how to speak up.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hazing can affect people in many different ways including: anger, confusion, betrayal, fear, resentment, embarrassment, humiliation, hopelessness, helplessness, anxiety and\/or depression. If you or someone you know is experiencing any of these feelings, contact 865-974-HELP or complete the HELP referral form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Know that you are not alone and there are resources to support you. Listed below are links to resources:<\/p>\n Ask Clarifying Questions Be direct and ask! Don\u2019t automatically assume something is hazing. Ask clarifying questions to help determine if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/hazingprevention\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span><\/strong>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed ________. Can you tell me about that?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Trust Your Gut<\/h2>\n
Respond<\/h2>\n
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Are You or Someone You Know Being Hazed?<\/h2>\n
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