Forensic nurses face a multitude of difficulties when proving services to victims. From struggling to get funding to high staff turn over, working in SART centers definitely comes with it's own set of obtsicles. SUPPORT: National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook: @forensicnursefiles Tiktok: @forensicnursefilespod Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Are you a victim of assault? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you or your story anonymously on an episode!

Examination, collection, and preservation of evidence that may be used for legal purposes is one of the most important steps in a Forensic Medical Exam. In today’s episode Ellie and Rih describe what goes into that process. SUPPORT: National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help SOURCES: Office of Justice Programs: Office for Victims of Crime: https://www.ovcttac.gov/saneguide/identifying-essential-components-of-a-sane-program/evidence-collection/ Medscape: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/571057 Forensics for Survivors: https://www.surviverape.org/forensics/sexual-assault-forensics/evidence HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook: @forensicnursefiles Tiktok: @forensicnursefilespod Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Are you a victim of assault? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you or your story anonymously on an episode!

Forensic photography is a unique skill Forensic Nurse Examiners get to learn. Listen now to hear what we take photos of, how we do it and what we document based on those photos! SOURCES: Tech Target: https://www.techtarget.com/searchhealthit/definition/HITECH-Act?Offer=abt_pubpro_AI-Insider SUPPORT: National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook: @forensicnursefiles Tiktok: @forensicnursefilespod Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Are you a victim of assault? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you or your story anonymously on an episode!

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) possess skills in collecting evidence off of a person's body. Because of this, many law enforcement agencies utilize Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) centers to conduct both victim and suspect exams. Many SART centers also participate in the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), which uses SANEs to enter prisons and conduct exams any time an alleged assault occurs within a correctional facility. SUPPORT: National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help Please make sure to leave us a rating and/or a review, we'd love your feedback! HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook/Tiktok: @forensicnursefiles Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Are you a victim of assault? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you or your story anonymously on an episode!

In today's episode we switch it up a little and have a candid conversation with nurses Ellie and Rih on what it's like mentally and emotionally to be a Forensic Nurse Examiner. SUPPORT: National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook/Tiktok: @forensicnursefiles Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Are you a victim of assault? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you or your story anonymously on an episode!

"Sex trafficking is not something you can see happening across a crowded room. It is not a crime that occurs in an instant, like a kidnapping or carjacking, that a bystander can witness and report. In fact, many people in active sex trafficking situations do not recognize themselves as being victims because they have been expertly groomed by a trafficker to believe they have chosen to participate in commercial sex. Understanding how sex trafficking really works can help families and communities to recognize vulnerable people before they become victims and provide survivors with the support they need to break free, heal and move on with their lives." - Polaris Project SOURCES/SUPPORT: Polaris Project https://polarisproject.org/sex-trafficking/ Shared Hope: https://sharedhope.org/the-problem/what-is-sex-trafficking/ US Dept of State: https://www.state.gov/humantrafficking-about-human-trafficking/ CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/trafficking.html https://sharedhope.org/the-problem/what-is-sex-trafficking/ National Sexual Violence Research Center (NSVRC): https://www.nsvrc.org CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/index.html Buffalo Center for Social Research: https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/social-research/institutes-centers/institute-on-trauma-and-trauma-informed-care.html National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/ Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook: @forensicnursefiles Tiktok: @forensicnursefilespod Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you anonymously on an episode!

"Sexual violence happens in every community and affects people of all genders and ages. Sexual violence is any type of unwanted sexual contact. This includes words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent. A person may use force, threats, manipulation, or coercion to commit sexual violence." - National Sexual Violence Research Center (NSVRC) SOURCES/SUPPORT: Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN): https://www.rainn.org/ National Sexual Violence Research Center (NSVRC): https://www.nsvrc.org CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/index.html Buffalo Center for Social Research: https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/social-research/institutes-centers/institute-on-trauma-and-trauma-informed-care.html National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/ Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook/Tiktok: @forensicnursefiles Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you anonymously on an episode!

"The prevalence of child sexual abuse is difficult to determine because it is often not reported; experts agree that the incidence is far greater than what is reported to authorities. CSA is also not uniformly defined, so statistics may vary." - National Center for Victims of Crime SOURCES/SUPPORT: The Children's Assessment Center: https://cachouston.org/prevention/child-sexual-abuse-facts/ CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childsexualabuse/fastfact.html American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: https://www.aamft.org/Consumer_Updates/Childhood_Sexual_Abuse.aspx National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/ Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook/Tiktok: @forensicnursefiles Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you anonymously on an episode!

"The prevalence of child sexual abuse is difficult to determine because it is often not reported; experts agree that the incidence is far greater than what is reported to authorities. CSA is also not uniformly defined, so statistics may vary." - National Center for Victims of Crime SOURCES/SUPPORT: The Children's Assessment Center: https://cachouston.org/prevention/child-sexual-abuse-facts/ CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childsexualabuse/fastfact.html American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: https://www.aamft.org/Consumer_Updates/Childhood_Sexual_Abuse.aspx National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/ Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook/Tiktok: @forensicnursefiles Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you anonymously on an episode!

"Youth violence is a global public health problem. It includes a range of acts from bullying and physical fighting, to more severe sexual and physical assault to homicide." - World Health Organization SOURCES/SUPPORT: Department of Homeland Security: https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FBI_School_Shooter_Guide.pdf World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/youth-violence CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/index.html Youth.gov: https://youth.gov/youth-topics/violence-prevention US Department of Justice: https://www.ojp.gov/feature/youth-violence/overview National Center for Victims of Crime: https://victimsofcrime.org Victim Connect Resource Center: https://victimconnect.org National Crime Victim Bar Association: https://victimbar.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/help HOW TO REACH US: Website: forensicnursefiles.com Gmail: [email protected] IG/Facebook/Tiktok: @forensicnursefiles Are you a nurse or healthcare provider in the forensics field? Reach out to us! We would love to feature you anonymously on an episode!