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FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES |
The IAFN Foundation Board is STILL seeking nominations for new Board Member positions. The term dates are Jan. 1, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2019. Deadline to apply is Sept. 16, 2016. Apply here.
Forensic nurses are exceptional nurses. They routinely provide compassionate, objective, and unbiased care to challenging and unique populations across the globe. The IAFN's Spotlight-on-a-Member Project provides a befitting recognition to some of our forensic nursing colleagues and what motivates their dedication and commitment to forensic nursing.
Please join the Membership Committee in recognizing Sean C. Faulkner, BSN, RN, BA, SCRN, CA-SANE
LOCATION:
Dallas, Texas, USA
WORK SETTING: Emergency Department
FORENSIC NURSING ROLE:
Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
YEARS OF IAFN MEMBERSHIP:
2 Years
Learn more about Sean.
Do you know another IAFN member who is extraordinary? A member who makes a difference in their patients' lives? Go ahead and nominate them for IAFN's Spotlight-on-a-Member Project here.
This year, Forensic Nurses Week will take place Nov. 7-11th. We hope that you will share your passion of forensic nursing with your communities. Visit the IAFN Marketplace to order your complimentary Forensic Nurses Week Poster before we run out. Attending the Annual Conference in Denver? We will have tons of posters on site in the Exhibit Hall.
International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel | Denver, Colorado USA
YOU have the opportunity to donate items for the auction! All proceeds from the auction will go to the IAFN Foundation which was created in 2009 to raise and distribute funds in the form of scholarships for nurses in need of assistance to acquire forensic education.
Last year the silent auction raised $4,766 for the Foundation. Start thinking about how you can help someone attain an invaluable education at the annual conference. For more information, click here.
Be sure to follow @ForensicNurses on Twitter to keep up with all of the conference announcements on Twitter. Be sure to look out for the conference hashtag: #4N6RN.
Also make sure to check us out on Facebook where you can see all the latest pictures, connect with peers, and stay up-to-date on all the exciting opportunities available at this year’s conference.
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
Office for Victims of Crime
Nearly two decades after releasing the original guide for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs, the Office for Victims of Crime is pleased to announce the new and improved SANE Program Development and Operation Guide.
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National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
The purpose of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Implementation Sites Project is
to build on the success of the Mentor Model Courts. By engaging selected jurisdictions in cutting-edge program,
policy, and initiative development, the NCJFCJ's Mentor Model Courts fulfill the goal of improving the outcomes for
children in care.
The Implementation Sites Project seeks to accomplish this goal through guiding and assisting Lead Judges and
collaborative team members in assessing current practices, implementing best practices outlined in the
Enhanced
Resource Guidelines,
gathering data, measuring performance, and participating in ongoing training opportunities.
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Wayne State University
The Wayne State University School of Social Work has been awarded nearly $1.8 million dollars from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the grant "Youth Empowerment Solutions for Healthy Relationships: Engaging Youth to Prevent Sexual Violence". The project brings together three principal investigators, Associate Professor Poco Kernsmith, PhD and Assistant Professor of Research, Joanne Smith-Darden, PhD from the Wayne State School of Social Work along with Professor Marc A. Zimmerman, PhD from the University of Michigan Public Health and Psychology. The project will adapt, implement and evaluate an evidence-based program to prevent sexual and dating violence perpetration among youth.
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Office of Justice
For more than two decades, researchers and scientists have utilized hair testing for drug abuse in addition to blood and urine tests.
Despite considerable research and current analytical technologies and interpretive methods, environmental contamination remains an unresolved issue for hair, and controversy exists over the source of drug residues found in hair and the potential for environmental contamination to cause false-positive test results.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of environmental contamination of human hair leading to external deposition of methamphetamine and heroin on drug tests designed to identify drug use.
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Cosumnes Connection
Convicted rapist Brock Turner is expected to be let out of jail on Friday, according to CNN, after serving four months of his six month sentence.
The victim, who drafted a damning victim testimonial for Persky detailing the 2015 attack, said she was found lying behind a dumpster on Stanford's campus.
Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman on the school's campus, allegedly laughed at bystanders who intervened during the incident.
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Romper
Just 22 years ago, the very first piece of federal legislation that acknowledged domestic violence and sexual assault as actual crimes was passed. It was reauthorized in 2013 and was updated with new measures that made the bill even more effective. What is the Violence Against Women Act, exactly? The bipartisan bill "combined tough new provisions to hold offenders accountable" while establishing "programs to provide services for the victims of such violence." VAWA boasts high rates of improvement nationwide, yielding to fewer overall incidences of violence and higher levels of reporting of said incidences.
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The Atlantic
Eileen Moore agreed to volunteer as a mentor to veterans in the Orange County Community Court because of her deep commitment to military men and women and her experience as a combat nurse during the Vietnam War. She's also an associate justice for the state's 4th District Court of Appeal, so her knowledge of the law likely came in handy from time to time. "Over the years, I've mentored most of the women, but sometimes men as well," she said. In 2015, vets in the OCCC Veterans Treatment Court were 85 percent men and 15 percent women.
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ELLE
It was nearing midnight, and the scent of grease still clung to Ardelia Ali's Burger King uniform as the city bus wheezed to a stop on Detroit's 7 Mile Road. It had been a long, lumbering ride in from the suburbs, where she sold Woody and Buzz Lightyear puppets with Kids Club meals all afternoon, and her head was ringing: Howdy, pardner. She stepped into the November chill, turned up the hood of her coat, and hurried over the cracked sidewalk, meaning to make it to her grandmother's warm bungalow before the cold sunk too deeply into her bones. It was only about a block from the bus stop, and when she turned the corner, she saw the yellow house lights shining, waiting for her. At first, the thump of his steps was muted by the shrieking traffic over on Gratiot Avenue. But from the streetlight, she saw his shadow rise above her own. He was moving quickly, so Ardelia stepped aside onto a patch of grass to let him pass by. He didn't.
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