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We wish to thank all of the members who volunteered on a Committee or Task Force for their work and dedication. The help of member volunteers allows the Association to move forward and provide the best service to the profession. Thank you for a successful year.
To see the annual report, click here.
- Are you interested in helping to plan, develop, implement and evaluate IAFN's continuing education?
- Do you have experience in forensic nursing education?
- Are you familiar with the ANCC Accredited Provider and Approver Manuals?
- Can you commit to regular conference calls and email contact?
- Are you an active member of IAFN?
Apply Today!
- Do you have a research-focused doctorate?
- Have you received at least one externally-funded research grant in the last seven years?
- Have you reviewed research grant proposals or research-based manuscripts for journals?
- Are you looking to gain valuable experience in the grant review process?
- Are you a member of American Nurses Association?
If you answered "yes" to the above questions, then you should apply to become a part of the American Nurses Foundation Nursing Research Review Program.
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The IAFN Foundation will benefit which will help us support forensic nursing education.
Learn More About Giving this Holiday Season.
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
CDC
Sexual violence is a serious problem in the United States and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) is committed to preventing sexual violence on college and university campuses.
Sexual violence includes a continuum of behaviors such as attempted or completed rape, sexual
coercion, unwanted contact, and non-contact unwanted experiences like harassment.
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The Atlantic
Two years ago, Lara Stemple, Director of UCLA’s Health and Human Rights Law Project, came upon a statistic that surprised her: In incidents of sexual violence reported to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 38 percent of victims were men — a figure much higher than in prior surveys. Intrigued, she began to investigate: Was sexual violence against men more common than previously thought?
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The Baltimore Sun
Catherine Becket hadn't forgotten that evening three years ago in her Parkville apartment, though she tried.
Then, as she watched with outrage while Stanford University student Brock Turner served three months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, she resolved to confront her own memories. She called Baltimore County police this summer about reopening her sexual assault case.
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OVW
The Office
on
Violence Against Women currently administers 25 grant programs authorized
by
the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation. These programs
are
designed
to develop
the nation’s
capacity to reduce domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
by
strengthening services
to victims and holding offenders accountable.
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SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded up to a total of $278 million over the next five years for programs that help people and communities recover from, and build resiliency from trauma.
“Trauma, whether from exposure to child abuse, community violence, or natural disaster can have a devastating effect on people,” said SAMHSA Principal Deputy Administrator Kana Enomoto.
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The Christian Monitor
About a dozen white veiled women stood outside government buildings on Tuesday as Lebanon's parliament discussed whether or not it should do away with a law that decriminalizes rape, provided the rapist marries his victim.
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CT Post
Robert Hunter was raped in the Navy when he was 19, a memory he repressed for 32 years. When the memory returned, he drank heavily and endured mental health problems.
After receiving help from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, he decided to build “something good from something horrible” and bring attention to men who are sexually assaulted in the military.
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