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It's National Volunteer Week! Thanks to all of our members who are active in IAFN. From holding an office in your local IAFN Chapter to sitting on our committees or serving on our Board of Directors, the editorial board of the Journal of Forensic Nursing, the IAFN Foundation, or on the Commission for Forensic Nursing Certification, volunteers are the backbone of our organization. By giving of yourself and your time, you make our organization stronger. We appreciate you!
Thanks to all who joined IAFN on April 16 & 17 for this year’s Leadership and Lobby Days. After a day of leadership training, forensic nurses from 17 states and Ontario, Canada took to Capitol Hill to talk with legislators and their staff about the issues important to forensic nurses and the patients for whom we care.
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Looking for clinical skills training? IAFN approved sites are offering Clinical Skills Labs in the next few weeks and throughout the year. Training schedules, fees, and contact information for all sites can be found here.
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In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, use promo code SAAWARE2018 to receive 15% off your entire store order through April 20.
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You still have time nominate your Forensic Nursing hero, mentor, or colleague for an IAFN Award! The deadline has been extended to April 30, 2018. Honorees will be recognized during the 2018 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice in Reno, Nevada, Oct. 24-27, 2018.
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- Have you developed a new forensic nursing project?
- Do you have research in progress?
- Do you want to share your ideas with colleagues?
Poster sessions allow presenters to network with peers one-on-one, exchanging ideas and learning from one another outside the traditional conference sessions. We also encourage students at all levels (BSN/MSN/DNP/PhD) to submit poster presentations. This is a great way to share your ideas, present early stage doctoral work, and get feedback from scholars and clinicians.
Submissions are due May 7, 2018
IAFN is once again collaborating with the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) to offer a $10,000 research grant to a forensic nurse researcher. Preference will be given to applicants who are members of the International Association of Forensic Nurses. The focus of this grant is restricted to research focused on forensic nursing science.
This award is part of the 2018 Nursing Research Grants which offers nursing research awards to beginner and experienced nurse researchers. Information about all of the awards is available here.
The online application is available now. All applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on May 1.
Rob Portman
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today to highlight his bipartisan Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) becoming the law of the land. Senator Portman was present at the White House this morning when President Trump signed SESTA into law. On March 21st, the Senate passed Senator Portman’s bipartisan Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) – by an overwhelming vote of 97-2 – as part of a broader House effort to help stop online sex trafficking and provide justice for victims.
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CNN
Survivors of sexual assault at the University of Florida are reclaiming the four words often used to discredit them: "What were you wearing?"
In a new art exhibit, they powerfully lay out their answers — pajamas, jeans, sweatshirts and overalls — and in doing so, fight off the blame society tries to cast onto them.
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The New York Times
Having twice before run into an 11-year-old named Sarah in the neighborhood, the 28-year-old man chatted amiably with her and said he had something to show her at an apartment building nearby.
But once the elevator doors closed, she became afraid, she told the police and her lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt. “He began to kiss her, his expression became nasty,” the lawyer said.
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The Indian Express
A Bangladeshi High Court banned the derogatory “two-finger test” on rape victims, saying it has no scientific and legal merit. Issuing the order to settle a five-year-old petition, the court also ruled that lawyers cannot ask any question to rape victims that could hurt their dignity during the trial proceedings, a spokesman of the attorney general’s office said.
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KBIA
This week on Intersection, we bring you a special from Missouri Health Talks. Health reporter Rebecca Smith spoke with Jennifer Carter Dochler, the Public Policy Director for the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV) and one of the facilitators of the MO-SART, or Missouri Sexual Assault Response Team.
They spoke about the efforts of statewide and local SARTs – including current legislative efforts to make the response to sexual assault more uniform, victim-centric and efficient throughout the state.
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Arizona Sonora News
“These kits are representing each survivor.”
Those words from Ilse Knecht, director of policy and advocacy for the Joyful Heart Foundation, explain the push to test long-stored and long-ignored sexual assault kits across the nation.
More than 50 percent of the 6,424 previously untested sexual assault kits collecting dust across the state of Arizona have been tested, resulting in eight indictments.
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NIJ
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and I want to take this opportunity to reflect upon all the strides we have made to sexual assault response practice as a country, and how the lessons learned, investments, and technological advances have made it possible for the apprehension of more criminals, and for victims of sexual assault to find closure.
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Independent
Rape victims in Scotland could be forced to give evidence against their attackers under a new policy by the body that instructs Scottish prosecutors.
In a letter on the issue of “reluctant complainers”, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said prosecutors must give greater consideration to the risk a rapist poses to the public.
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WTHI-TV
Through the doors of an emergency room, survivors of sexual assault can seek help. "We did have several last year, more than usual," said ER Nurse Tabitha Seaney.
Seaney, a registered nurse at Crawford Memorial Hospital, says they typically see a couple of cases per year when it comes to sexual assault.
According to the Illinois Department of Health, nearly 4,500 people sought emergency room treatment for suspected, alleged and confirmed sexual assault in 2016.
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U.S. Department of State
Dr. Julissa Villanueva, Director of the Honduran Attorney General’s Forensic Medicine Department was recently honored at International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards at the U.S. Department of State. Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for human rights, women’s equality, and social progress, often at great personal risk.
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