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Forbes
An estimated one-third of people will suffer from stress or fear-related disorders at some point in their lifetime. Certain traumatic memories can stick with us and wreak havoc, causing chronic anxiety, depression, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One of the most successful trauma treatments available is a behavioral therapy called "exposure therapy." A method that involves re-exposing the patient to traumatic stimulus in a controlled environment in an effort to break the association of fear or anxiety.
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IAFN joined with 32 other Nursing Community Coalition organizations to send a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security requesting immediate action be taken to to protect the health and wellness of immigrant children. “As a profession, we are committed to the patient, the family, the community, and the populations our members serve. At the core of our education is holistic care that encompasses the physical and mental well-being of all — at any age and in any location. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it is well documented that when immigrant children are detained and separated from their parents, they can develop toxic stress, which can adversely impact their development. Nurses are empowered to protect the most vulnerable populations. Children of immigrant families experiencing this stress are the embodiment of those our profession has committed to protect through compassionate and evidence-based care.” READ MORE
Limited spots remain in this upcoming free (Members Only) webinar: Human Trafficking and Toxicology
July 10, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Are you looking to catch up on trends or case reviews? Do you have questions about a specific topic? IAFN offers an Online Learning Center as well as free archived webinars through our SAFEta, KIDSta and Tribal Forensic Healthcare projects.
Are you Looking for supplemental videos for your SANE course? Want to see how another SANE approaches her practice? Need something to help your SART team understand what you REALLY do?
Videos from IAFN's Online SANE Courses are now available as stand-alone products. Learn more
Applications are currently being accepted for the September 2018 Certification Exam. To learn more, download the September 2018 Certification Examination Handbook or visit the “Take the Exam” page at www.ForensicNurses.org. Apply by July 5, 2018.
UNTHSC
A UNT Health Science Center team has upgraded and enhanced a national database for cold cases involving missing people and unidentified remains to offer more powerful investigative tools for criminal justice agencies and families searching for their loved ones.
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KCUR-AM
A new Missouri law orders the state to create guidelines for testing, processing and storing rape kits, which collect DNA evidence from victims of sexual violence.
After a person is sexually assaulted, investigators can submit DNA evidence in the form of a sexual-assault kit, which police run through a database to help find the perpetrator.
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Tristate Homepage
Rape kits are sitting untested across the state.
Some haven't been touched in years.
Now, we're just days away from the state laying the groundwork for a rape-kit database.
State Rep. Karen Engleman, a Republican from Georgetown in southeast Indiana, said, "This is very important because people that had the courage to come in and report a rape and the rape kit just got put aside and there was no closure for them."
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KING-TV
The Ohio State Attorney General's Office made headlines earlier this year for clearing its rape kit backlog, testing more than 13,000 sexual assault kits, resulting in charges being filed against hundreds of suspects.
“Our conviction rate is 90 percent, so we’re bringing just cases,” said Cuyahoga County Special Investigations Chief Rick Bell, testifying before Washington state lawmakers in 2015.
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The Texas Tribune
A state law that crowdfunds money for rape kit testing has collected almost a quarter-million dollars in its first five months, according to the bill's author, state Rep. Victoria Neave.
The state has long been faced with a backlog of untested rape kits, which are gathered by police through invasive, hours-long exams of sexual assault victims and cost anywhere between $500 and $2,000 to test.
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KOTV-TV
Imagine every rape victim in Oklahoma being able to track their rape kit, from the time, the evidence is collected at the hospital to when it's handed over to police, when it shows up in the property room, even when it's at the lab being tested. That's exactly what this sexual assault task force will recommend.
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Phys.Org
When a team of researchers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) developed a new biological identification method that exploits information encoded in proteins, they thought it could have multiple applications.
Nearly two years later, they've turned out to be right.
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NPR
Cases of child rape are usually adjudicated by family elders in eastern Kenya. But, with the help of activists, one family is trying to end the practice and force these cases into the judicial system.
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The Huffington Post
When sexual harassment happens, it’s easy ― and not wrong ― to blame individual perpetrators, i.e., the “bad men.” And over the past couple of years, lots of men have been fired, demoted, arrested and publicly shamed for various acts of sexual misconduct.
But a major study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines a more comprehensive way of looking at sexual harassment within organizations and identifies the strongest predictor of such behavior. Surprisingly, it has little to do with individual perpetrators.
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