There is a shortage of nurses trained to conduct sexual assault victim examinations. This nurse is trying to change that Fri.

The calls can come at any time. Sometimes the phone rings in the middle of the night. Other times it rings at 9 a.m. The calls can come from anyone: a police officer, a parent or a worker from the New ...

AUBURN, Wash. — The State of Washington does not have enough nurses trained to best help victims of sexual assault. However, health leaders say a new federal grant will make some improvements. "We ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Springboard Project at Type Investigations, with support from the Gertrude Blumenthal Kasbekar Fund. Editor's Note: This story contains descriptions of ...

MERIDIAN, Idaho — Idaho State Police (ISP) announced on Tuesday that it has trained 250 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurses. ISP in a news release said that it launched "SANE250" in 2017, ...

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs have been developed throughout the United States to better meet the needs of sexual assault survivors. This study builds upon three previously published ...

Survivors of sexual assault in rural communities often struggle to access specialized care. New research from The University ...

A Mt. Pleasant hospital that’s the only one in the region to offer a specialized program to assist patients in the aftermath of sexual assaults has again expanded the service. McLaren Central Michigan ...

Lisa Montoya, SANE coordinator at Medical Center Hospital, poses for a photo in the exam room at the hospital. (Photo Courtesy of Trevor Tankersley) An experience when she was doing her clinical in ...

PHILADELPHIA – Many patients come to Allison Denman after the worst experience of their lives. As the clinical director and forensic nurse manager of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center, ...