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Thank you to those who participated in the IAFN Foundations Board survey! We have analyzed the results, and we want to be sure that we truly understand the needs of our membership. Please take just a moment to answer one simple follow-up question that will help us to support our forensic nurses in the most meaningful way possible. Click here to complete the survey.
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As we begin the 2016 year we wanted to take a moment and introduce the New Year’s leaders. We anticipate a year of great change and growth for the organization and forensic nursing in general, and we hope you will join us. Read more about our new leadership.
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The SANE Certification Examination Handbook for 2016 includes all the information you need, including the eligibility requirements, the fees and deadlines, sources for exam preparation, and a PDF-fillable application. Visit the Certification Examination Information webpage for additional information.
To learn more—and to apply, please visit the “Take the Exam” webpage.
Feb. 19, 2016 - Application Window Closes at 11:59 p.m. ET
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Our conference is an opportunity for forensic nursing clinicians and researchers to exchange knowledge and discuss new approaches to practice. Be part of this important conversation and share your experience with your colleagues.
Submissions must be completed by the Feb. 9, 2016 deadline for concurrent sessions or May 11, 2016 deadline for poster sessions.
Find out more about the submission guidelines, abstract tracks, and important deadlines in our Online Abstract Submission Center.
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At the start of this new year we would like to formally announce to all of our fellow forensic nurses, forensic colleagues and international partners at the International Association of Forensic Nurses, that the Forensic Nurses’ Society of Canada has officially changed our name to the Canadian Forensic Nurses Association. We feel this name better reflects our unique Canadian perspective and our goals as an organization.
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The Office on Violence Against Women is excited to announce the release of the FY 2016 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program solicitation. All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Government Technology
Texas prison psychiatrist Pradan Nathan recalls an unsettling face-to-face session with a dissatisfied patient about a dozen years ago at a maximum security prison in East Texas. The large man, a member of a notorious prison gang, insisted Nathan prescribe him a particular medication. Nathan said he didn’t need it.
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ACEs Connection Network
Nearly 35 million children have grown up suffering violence, neglect and other forms of trauma harming their emotional, psychological and biological development. A growing number of health leaders agree the biggest health issue of our generation is the lifelong impact of childhood trauma.
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The New York Times
Across the country, some 400,000 women, mostly immigrants, work in agriculture, toiling in fields, nurseries and packing plants. Such work is backbreaking and low-paying. But for many of these women, it is also a nightmare of sexual violence. In a 2010 study from the University of California, Santa Cruz, more than 60 percent of the 150 female farmworkers interviewed said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment.
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Childhood Domestic Violence Association
Childhood Domestic Violence or C.D.V. is growing up in a home with domestic violence - violence between one's parents or towards a parent, from a stepparent or significant other. The violence can be physical, nonphysical, or both. C.D.V. impacts 55 million Americans - close to a billion people globally - and the research is clear: it has a profound and lasting impact on a life. But general awareness is less than 10 percent and no one talks about it - first and foremost because most don't even know what to call it.
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KPJR Films
The independent documentary "Resilience" discusses and analyzes the links between childhood trauma and developmental problems, mental illness and diseases. Learn more about the Sundance Film Festival selection and the mental and physical effects of childhood trauma.
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The Atlantic
The recurrent, violent phenomenon of mass shootings, including recent attacks in California and Oregon, has fueled Americans’ anxieties and reinvigorated a tense national debate over gun control. The presidential race has certainly put a spotlight on gun laws. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has loudly promised to take on the National Rifle Association and has accused her rival, Bernie Sanders, of cozying up to the gun lobby.
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The Washington Post
The user’s online handle was “Pewter,” and while logged on at a website called Playpen, he allegedly downloaded images of young girls being sexually molested. Pewter had carefully covered his tracks. To reach the site, he first had to install free software called Tor, the world’s most widely used tool for giving users anonymity online.
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