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No State Oversight Of Where Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Work In NC, But Models For Change Exist

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Materials for conducting a sexual assault examination are prepared for the next rape survivor at the Solace Center in Raleigh.
Editor’s note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part investigative series.
For years, if sexual assault survivors in Cumberland County sought care, they could count on going to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, where the hospital’s highly trained and certified sexual assault nurse examiners would provide treatment and gather the forensic evidence needed for law enforcement to build a criminal case against their attacker.
About a year ago, advocates for sexual assault survivors noticed a staffing change, said Deanne Gerdes, executive director of Rape Crisis of Cumberland County. ....

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No State Oversight Of Where Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Work In NC, But Models For Change Exist

BPR s Matt Bush speaks with Carolina Public Press lead investigative reporter Kate Martin.
Editor’s note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part investigative series. Part one can be read here.
For years, if sexual assault survivors in Cumberland County sought care, they could count on going to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, where the hospital’s highly trained and certified sexual assault nurse examiners would provide treatment and gather the forensic evidence needed for law enforcement to build a criminal case against their attacker.
About a year ago, advocates for sexual assault survivors noticed a staffing change, said Deanne Gerdes, executive director of Rape Crisis of Cumberland County. ....

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