Forensic nurses will be able to provide medical services for anyone who has experienced a violent crime, such as sexual assault, intimate partner violence or strangulation. They can now come into Gifford to receive more comprehensive and compassionate care.
Brigham Young University researchers found that sexual assault perpetrators who meet their victims on a dating app are more likely to be violent, and the victims have high levels of mental illness.
American Indian and Alaska Native women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the United States: 56.1 percent of Native women have experienced sexual violence; Native women …
Dr. Sheila Cannon seeks to train SANE nurses at Fayetteville State University to serve in Cumberland County and nearby rural areas. She hopes for additional funding to sustain program.