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Now is a great time to check the status of your IAFN Membership.
Do you know your username and password?
Is your membership current?
Do you know you can receive a membership bundle discount for 4 or more nurses?
Email me, Marisa Raso at mraso@ForensicNurses.org for password reset, invoicing or any other membership inquiries. Be sure to stop by the IAFN Marketplace at the Annual Conference to renew your membership or to join our amazing groups of compassionate members.
Download and print this 3-page Know Before You Go guide to the most critical conference details. Your easy-to-read travel companion.
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Discover
So is there an epidemic of male suicides? I’ll assume we’re talking about the USA although what I’ll say goes for most other countries. Here are the facts: Male suicide rates are much higher than female suicide rates. The most recent available data for the USA in from 2013, when the age-adjusted male:female suicide ratio was 3.68:1 ...
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ABC News
Bill Cosby is set to be deposed today for the first time since a growing number of sexual abuse allegations have emerged against the actor.
“In any deposition, we are permitted to ask any question that is relevant and that is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence,” said Gloria Allred, the high-profile civil rights lawyer who will be deposing Cosby today. “And so we have wide latitude in any deposition so that we are able to prepare our case for trial.”
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Sedalia Democrat
Federal, state and local public safety officials last weekend mobilized at the Missouri State Fairgrounds to host a Mass Fatality Field Training Exercise in the event of a catastrophic natural disaster or terrorist attack.
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The StarPhoenix
When Susan Chapelle awoke in a stranger's home, her head pounding and her clothes on backwards, she didn't even consider reporting her rape.
Chapelle was a young woman when she was drugged and assaulted after going to a man's house to buy a pet. She felt an immediate rush of shame that stuck with her for two decades.
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Philly Voice
In the grand hall of the Mutter Museum, a bustling crowd of death enthusiasts gathered last week to hear talks by medical examiners, morticians and other professionals who come face-to-face with human mortality on a daily basis.
This macabre-sounding gathering was the fifth incarnation of Death Salon, a symposium that encourages open conversations about death, mortality and mourning.
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Gawker
The Alpha Tau Omega chapter at Indiana University is suspended tonight, after a video depicting what looks like a horrific hazing ceremony surfaced on Twitter. In it, a student appears to be forced to perform oral sex on a woman — it’s unclear if either is consenting.
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The Montana Standard
Dr. Jaime Oeberst is determined to carry out Attorney General Tim Fox’s vision of a reformed and restructured state medical examiner’s office after years of backlogs and ethical controversies.
“She’s managed a medical examiner’s office that, frankly, is larger than anything we have in Montana,” Fox said of Oeberst, who led death investigations at Kansas’ largest county forensics lab and also served as district coroner.
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Liberal
A Liberal government will give greater support to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, and ensure that more perpetrators are brought to justice, said Liberals. “Every day, far too many Canadians — overwhelmingly women — experience sexual violence, sexual harassment, and intimate partner violence. Liberals believe that we must do more to strengthen supports, create safer spaces, and challenge the deep-seeded attitudes that underlie this damaging behaviour,” said Liberal candidate for Ahuntsic–Cartierville, Mélanie Joly.
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Maxwell AFB
The Family Advocacy Program and the Federally Employed Women organization teamed up to host the first Pink and Purple Awareness Luncheon for Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Oct. 8, 2015, at Maxwell.
The luncheon brought Airmen from the Maxwell community together to learn and spread awareness of breast cancer and domestic violence.
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Yahoo
It’s hard enough for parents of high school seniors to provide guidance on the college-search basics, from location and academic rigor to class size and housing. But these days, there’s something just as important that needs to be addressed: the very real possibility of sexual assault on campus, and how seriously schools take the issue. Luckily, the White House is offering a primer on the topic for both students and parents, revealing the four vital questions to ask any college you’re considering.
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International Business Times
Uber commonly pitches itself as a safe transportation option for hip young socialites, even those who have had one too many drinks. But a lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of two women who say they were sexually assaulted by their Uber drivers claims the popular car-hailing app has been grossly misleading riders about the risks of getting into an Uber vehicle after a night on the town.
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The Examiner
Sexual abuse is a subject that makes people extremely uncomfortable, but one that is an ugly, prevalent reality for millions of victims in the U.S. each year.
Nearly 70 percent of all reported sexual assaults affect children ages 17 and under, according to U.S. Department of Justice statistics.
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ACEs Connection News
Alaska is facing an historic budget deficit which is requiring the Legislative and Executive branches to focus on cost reduction and revenue enhancement. These two goals can be uniquely addressed by a focus on the real and opportunity costs associated with ACEs.
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