Anyone who has ever watched a police crime drama knows that the collection of DNA evidence left on the body following a sexual assault – the sexual assault forensic exam or sexual assault evidence kit ...
There's a nationwide shortage of nurses who can provide sexual assault care. A recent UT Arlington study found rural nurses ...
Family Crisis Center, Inc. (FCC) has opened a stand-alone Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) center at 511 W. Monroe.
REAL LIFE: Unlike in Hollywood where, "you get results in under an hour," crime labs can take six to nine months to test the DNA evidence in a rape kit, says Mission Health forensic nurse team ...
TV 11 NEWS AT FIVE CONTINUES. THE TRAGIC REALITY IS YOU CAN’T GET A RAPE EXAM AT EVERY HOSPITAL. THE TRAUMA OF SEX ASSAULT CAN LAST A LIFETIME AND IN MARYLAND, SURVIVORS CAN BE TRAUMATIZED MORE THAN ...
What should you do if you have been raped? Seek medical attention as soon as possible after being raped or sexually assaulted. Receiving care from a sexual assault nurse examiner is ideal. They can ...
If an adult is sexually assaulted in the District, one group of specially trained nurses is called upon to perform a forensic exam should the survivor wish to receive one. And sexual assault occurs ...
Navigating what to do after being raped or sexually assaulted can be daunting, but survivors should receive medical attention as soon as possible – preferably from a specially trained sexual assault ...
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 ...
AG Kwame Raoul champions SB 1602 updating Illinois sexual assault survivor care and SANE Program, effective Jan 2026, ...
A woman wakes, disoriented and in pain, with no memory of the night before after going out for drinks and dancing with a female friend and a man she thought she could trust. After piecing together ...