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The Foundation Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for members and other forensic nurses around the world who might otherwise be unable to attend the organization’s annual International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice.
Who may apply? All Forensic Nurses
- Members (who have been members for a minimum of twelve (12) months immediately preceding the application deadline) may apply directly.
- Non-members (and members for less than twelve (12) months) must be sponsored by a current member.
Scholarship includes registration fee and a stipend. Deadline to apply is March 19.
Learn more and apply today!
April 16-17, 2018 in Washington, D.C.
An exclusive invitation for IAFN members*
Leadership Training with your peers ✔
Up to 8.5 contact hours ✔
Breakfast in the U.S. Capitol Building ✔
Being the Voice of Forensic Nursing ✔
Register today and spread the word, we need more forensic nurses on the Hill. Our goal is to have #100ForensicRNs on the Hill. Deadline March 16.
IAFN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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April 2018 Examinees:
Please expect to receive an email from Castle, our testing vendor, on or about March 1. The email will include directions for scheduling your exam. If you do not receive your email by March 7, please contact: certification@forensicnurses.org
Were you last certified in 2015? If so, you are due to renew this year. We began accepting applications for certification renewal by CE on Feb. 1, 2018; the deadline is Nov. 1 (to accrue CE and file on time).
Renewal Certificant News for 2018:
Starting this year, your CE accrual start date will be individualized based on the date you last certified. See the renewal page for more details.
The late filing deadline is Nov. 15, 2018 (and includes a late fee). Renewal applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Submission to notice? We strive for no more than 2 months.
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IAFN is once again collaborating with the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) to offer a $10,000 research grant to a forensic nurse researcher. Preference will be given to applicants who are members of the International Association of Forensic Nurses. If there are no member applications, or no high-quality proposals from association members, non-member applicants will be considered, with the selected grantee required to become a member of IAFN in order to receive funding. The focus of this grant is restricted to research focused on forensic nursing science.
This award is part of the 2018 Nursing Research Grants which offers nursing research awards to beginner and experienced nurse researchers. Information about all of the awards is available here.
The online application is available now. All applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on May 1.
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Kirkland Views
The EvergreenHealth Foundation has been awarded an important grant from the Tableau Foundation to enhance and expand training for EvergreenHealth’s Forensic Nurse Program (FNE), which provides skilled, compassionate, specialty care to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and neglect. In addition to caring for victims with emotional support, nurses who are trained as Forensic Nurse Examiners play a key role in evidence collection for law enforcement agencies and delivering forensic-level documentation to help improve the safety of our communities.
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The Frederick News-Post
It was a crime that was infrequently recognized, perhaps even minimized by the victim and the attacker. But it presents extraordinary danger to a woman attacked in this way by a spouse or a stranger.
The crime is strangulation. It is a method of physical assault that is often misunderstood, but it is involved in roughly 23 percent of domestic violence and sexual assault cases.
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KIDK-TV
The battle to fight for victims of sexual assault is ongoing in Idaho. From medical attention to sexual assault evidence kits, and putting laws in place to protect the victims.
In the 2016 session, legislators set standards for tracking forensic evidence of sexual assault victims, because it was brought to their attention that some were not being processed properly.
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US Department of Justice
Applications Due: April 16, 2018
The
SMART Office seeks applications for the enhancement and advancement of the Sexual
Violence Prevention Initiative (SVPI). The SMART Office assists states, the District of Columbia,
territories and tribal jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing progra
ms designed to
implement the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
,
Title I
of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, and promotes innovation and
best practices in protecting the public from sexual viol
ence. This program furthers the work of
SVPI, a project designed to utilize research and practice to prevent sexual violence and improve
sex offender
monitoring
and to inform OJP’s research and grant
-making efforts in this area.
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Modern Healthcare
Nearly three years ago, the American Nurses Association drew a firm line in the sand when it comes to workplace violence. The organization declared that it was taking a zero-tolerance stance against violence and bullying and called on other parts of the industry to join arms. The ANA, which claims that nearly one-quarter of nurses have been assaulted, launched the #EndNurseAbuse campaign. As allegations of sexual harassment have moved into the forefront, the ANA has aligned its initiative with the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements.
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OJJDP
The Office’s Mentoring Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking initiative provides funding to organizations that are developing or enhancing their mentoring capacity, facilitating outreach efforts, and increasing the availability of direct services for this vulnerable population. With support from OJJDP’s National Mentoring Resource Center, the grantees use evidence-based mentoring practices and provide supportive services to respond to the needs of victims and at-risk youth.
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Post-Gazette
A ruling by a U.S. military appeals court jeopardizes the Pentagon’s ability to prosecute sexual assaults committed before 2006, just as more people are coming forward with years-old allegations as part of the #MeToo movement.
The ruling involves the case of Air Force Lt. Col. Edzel Mangahas, who in 2015 was accused of assaulting a woman in 1997, when they were both cadets at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
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Federal Register
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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