Medical personnel conduct forensic exams on survivors of sexual assault in order to preserve evidence. New cameras used by emergency rooms in Ohio hospitals could help make the process more conclusive ...

Many years ago, I studied the OODA Loop, which stands for Observe, Orient, Decide and Act. The OODA Loop is a continuous decision-making model to make rapid, effective decisions in chaotic ...

Rural survivors of sexual assault face the largest barriers to entry when looking for health care and emotional support, the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said Thursday. The ...

In moments of crisis, small acts of care make a meaningful difference.

As a resident, David Yang took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department (ED). Often, he would notice that these individuals had difficulty accessing advocates who could ...

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' (DHSS) Office on Women’s Health launched the Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network (SAFEvT) on July 1, 2025. Right now ...

A Nashville, Tenn.-based clinic providing sexual assault victims with specialized medical attention outside of the hospital setting is slated to begin seeing patients by the end of June. The facility, ...

April 2026 marks the 25th formally recognized National Sexual Assault Awareness Month Campaign as established by the National ...

State officials unveiled an electronic tracking system on Wednesday that will enable victims of sexual assault to follow the evidence collected by law enforcement agencies needed to prosecute their ...

When a survivor of sexual assault seeks help at a hospital, every minute counts — for both healing and justice. Yet, out of 48 hospital emergency departments in Maryland, only half have forensic ...

The statewide network will provide an on-call certified nurse examiner to support workers at other hospitals through videoconferencing during sexual assault forensic exams. Survivors of sexual assault ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton will be hosting a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner conference on Wednesday. The event, also called the SAFE conference, will ...