Resources for Forensic Examiners & Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals, including Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) or Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFEs), are critically important to the response to sexual assault and to the recovery needs of survivors. OAESV is pleased to offer training and technical assistance for forensic nurses as well as Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs). For more information or to request training or technical assistance, please contact our Coordinator of Community Responses, Nicole Kass-Colvin, at ncolvin@oaesv.org.
- Project Connect Resources
- Futures Without Violence Health Safety Cards
- Training – Making the Connection: Intimate Partner Violence and Public Health
- Teen Relationship Violence: A Resource Guide for Increasing Safety
- A Resource Manual for Healthcare Professionals on Intimate Partner Violence
- Reproductive Health and Partner Violence Guidelines
Additional Resources for Healthcare Professionals
- National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations 2nd Edition
- Ohio Protocol for Sexual Assault Forensic and Medical Examination
- Presence of Victim Advocate During Sexual Assault Exam: Summary of State Laws
- Training Bulletin: Notification of Advocates and HIPAA Protections
- EVAWI Training Bulletin Follow-Up: More On Advocates, Routine Notification, and HIPAA
- Non-Fatal Strangulation Documentation Toolkit
- Summary of Laws and Guidelines: Payment of Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations
- National Institute of Justice Webinar: The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault