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Your vote is important to the Association. Candidate information is available in the online ballot.
The Election began on Oct. 1 and is open through Oct. 31, 2016, 11:59 p.m. Central Time, USA.
For technical support with the election website, please call 866-909-3549 or support@directvote.net. Support is available Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays.
We created this brief overview to the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Right in consultation with the Government Affairs Committee based on the requests from our membership. We hope this helps build a conversation and a greater understanding of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Right. Click here to read the overview.
Catch up on the sessions you missed at this year's International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice in Denver!
Purchase the full package of all 10 recorded sessions (audio matched to PowerPoint) for only $150 members/$300 non-members. If you don't want every session, don't fret! You are able to select the specific ones you missed. All recordings offer ANCC Accredited Nursing CE (1.0 - 1.75 CE each). Topics include: Death By GHB: Overdose & Withdrawal; Text-Messaging Follow-Up Program for Sexual Assault Exam Patients; Evaluating the Treating Clinician’s Testimony, and more.
Members — Don't miss the free session on Writing for the Journal of Forensic Nursing. ($15 non-members)
IAFN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Forensic Nurses Week is organized by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, a nursing association representing more than 3,600 registered nurses, death investigators, other forensic medical professionals, correctional officers, and law enforcement in over 24 countries. To celebrate, these professionals will raise awareness in their communities by displaying posters in their facilities, educating their colleagues about the practice, and wearing lilac — the designated color of forensic nursing.
Download the 2016 Planning Guide and Celebrate with Us!
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
The New York Times
“Sexual harassment and assault is happening on aircraft, and we believe it’s happening more often because of the conditions on board,” said Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union. She cited cramped, confined spaces; alcohol and drugs; fewer flight attendants; and dark cabins on night flights as factors that likely embolden offenders.
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The Washington Post
Many who study crime believe that those who become criminals were exposed to violent or lawless behavior in childhood, not to mention the long-term psychological or physical damage such trauma can cause to all children. In 2015, the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention published a survey which found that about 58 percent of all children in America had either witnessed or been a victim of crime in the previous year, to include not only violent acts but property crimes, sibling abuse and bullying.
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Sports Illustrated
Several institutions have tried to take a proactive stance when it comes to sexual assault education and prevention on college campuses. The results are mixed, and in the case of former Kansas rowers Daisy Tackett and Sarah McClure, they can be troubling.
The United States Department of Education is responsible for overseeing more than 7,000 post-secondary institutions, servicing the needs of more than 80 million students.
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Women & Girls Hub
The U.N.’s Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women states that ‘violence against women shall be understood to encompass … marital rape.’ But spousal rape is still not recognized in the laws of more than half the countries in Africa.
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Makers
Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often said to be "women's issues." But in this bold, honest TED Talk, educator, filmmaker, and author Jackson Katz points out that these are basically men's issues.
Katz explains how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood and says that people think gender issues are synonymous with women's issues.
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National Children's Advocacy Center
The scholarship covers the registration fee only, not travel or lodging.
Scholarships include access to all Symposium workshops, daily continental breakfast and lunch, evening social activities, and transportation between official hotels and Symposium venues.
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Trust Women
Trust Women is committed to find real solutions to empower women and to fight slavery worldwide. The annual event brings together global corporations, lawyers, government representatives, and pioneers in the field of women’s rights and anti-slavery.
The 2015 annual conference brought together 550 global leaders from 50 countries including Brazil, Australia, China, India, Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland. The two-day event reached 65 million people worldwide through extensive media coverage and highly interactive social media engagement.
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