A new forensic exam site for sexual assault survivors has opened at Banner University Medical Center on Aug. 25, thanks to a $499,382 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and a collaboration ...

Since its inception in 2016, the In Power program at Howard Brown Health (HBH) has served a desperately needed role as the first in the nation designed specifically to serve LGBTQI+ survivors of ...

The medical forensic exam training took place recently in Cumberland. HANCOCK COUNTY — County survivors of sexual assault and those in other areas of Central Indiana now have a place nearby they can ...

An estimated 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men in Australia have experienced sexual violence. After such a traumatic experience, it's understandable many are unsure if they want to report it to the police.

May 9—RAINN.org DNA evidence from a crime like sexual assault can be collected from the crime scene, but it can also be collected from your body, clothes and other personal belongings. You may choose ...

Students who have experienced sexual assault can opt to have a medical forensic exam (MFE), which is conducted by a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE). MFEs collect medical evidence for sexual ...

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Principal Deputy Director Allison Randall announced the launch of an updated and expanded resource aimed at health ...

To many people, the terms are likely interchangeable–Google both and you will find multiple unsettling definitions. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from the media ...

In nursing school, Norah Lusk already knew she wanted to work with sexual assault survivors. She had seen how this part of the health care system was “sorely lacking” through victim-blaming, long wait ...

The Johnson County Health Department will now provide ASSIST Indiana exam rooms for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. Daily Journal file photo Survivors of sexual assault and child abuse now ...

The Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center (PSARC) is located at the Philadelphia Safety Collaborative, at 300 E. Hunting Park Avenue. The mission of the PSARC is to provide medical care and ...