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USA Today
The bone had been cleaned, cut, pulverized, chemically treated and incubated five times before it produced enough DNA for a positive identification.
The first two attempts were nonstarters.
Forensic scientists with the Bode Technology Group in Virginia, where New York City sent many unidentified human remains in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center, failed twice in 2002 to extract clear, liquid DNA that could generate a profile.
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The 2018 IAFN Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Education Guidelines and the 2nd edition of the US DOJ National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners are now available.
AAP
This 6-part series from the American Academy of Pediatrics is a great resource to share with those providing pediatric primary care. It reviews adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the process of asking families about exposure to ACEs or other traumatic events.
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MSNBC
Harriet Ann Jacobs was one of the first women in America to write publicly about sexual assault during her time as a slave in the 1800s. This MSNBC clip shares her life story and how she exposed the horror of sexual abuse.
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CNN
Gender identity strongly influences the likelihood a teen will attempt suicide, a new study finds.
Nearly 14% of teens who participated in a survey reported trying to kill themselves, with transgender teens reporting the highest rates of suicide attempts. Among female to male teens, the language the study uses for transgender male teens, more than half (50.8%) said they'd tried to take their lives, according to the study, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics.
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The Guardian
A controversial bar on victims of crime receiving financial compensation if they lived in the same home as their attacker will be abolished, the government has announced.
The justice secretary, David Gauke, set out the changes to the “same-roof rule”, which was changed in 1979 but not applied retrospectively, saying that it unfairly meant victims of offences in the past could be denied the compensation their cases merited.
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Science Magazine
Even in cases where a rape has clearly taken place, traditional beliefs and assumptions about masculinity can cause both witnesses and victims to be uncertain about reporting it, according to new research conducted at Binghamton University, State University at New York.
In a study exploring possible reasons for the underreporting of rape, researchers at Binghamton University and SUNY Broome Community College had both male and female college students read a series of vignettes describing a clear incident of rape.
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Forbes
It’s been more than three years since former Chief Prosecutor of the Air Force Colonel Don Christensen left the military feeling disgusted with its treatment of sexual assault victims and ready to advocate on their behalf from outside the armed forces.
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CDC
Based on a previous systematic review of the literature, this guideline includes 19 sets of recommendations on diagnosis, prognosis, and management/treatment of pediatric mTBI. Recommendations address imaging, symptom scales, cognitive testing, and standardized assessment for diagnosis; history and risk factor assessment, monitoring, and counseling for prognosis; and patient/family education, rest, support, return to school, and symptom management for treatment.
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Medecins Sans Frontieres
Tatiana’s voice is almost inaudible as she relates what happened to her in Bambari, in Central African Republic, three months ago.
“My husband was killed by armed men, and I was taken prisoner. In their camp, the men raped me. I was held there for several days. I lost one of my children there in the camp, and a short while after I managed to send the other child out of the camp to buy something. I finally managed to flee.”
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St. Michael's Hospital via EurekAlert
Adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya are more likely to experience higher risks of HIV and gender-based violence when they are involved with sex work venues or have sexual experiences at a young age, suggests a study co-led by St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Manitoba in Canada.
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