For those of you who are interested, the DoD’s annual report on sexual assault is now available (PDF). Service Women’s Action Network has a response up on their FB page if you’re interested; more news coverage here, but as of this posting, not too many media outlets have picked it up yet.
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The Sexual Violence Justice Institute at MNCASA is hosting a webinar, Are We Making a Difference? Real-life SARTs Evaluating Changes in the System Response. The session will be held May 16th from 12-1:30pm (I’m assuming CT). Space is limited so register earlier rather than later. Click through for details:
As I mentioned last week, the new National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations: Pediatric is now available. Over at the KidsTA site, they will be hosting a webinar to officially introduce the document to the professional community. The session will be held June 16th at 3:30pm ET. Click through for details:
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Since Last We Spoke, 5-2-16
We escaped to NYC this weekend to take the girl-child to this play, which was magnificent (it’s closing late summer on Broadway, but they will be going out on tour, and it is worth seeking out). I played catch up with my social media feeds last night after I got home; lots of fascinating reads to be found. Here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
Man, I don’t even know how long we’ve been waiting for this: just released, the National Protocol for Pediatric Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations. You can download the full document here (PDF); IAFN press release here; OVW press release here. See also the brand new technical assistance site on the protocol: www.kidsta.org. Congrats to everyone who worked on this–job well done! More to come on this, I’m sure…
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Since Last We Spoke, 4-25-16
Wow, I totally fell off the grid last week. I had no intention of disappearing, but clearly I needed the time away. I got back to CLE this weekend to spend time with my kiddo, and Passover began Friday night (Chag Sameach to all who observe), so I had some quality downtime. Last night after getting back to DC I had trouble switching my brain off, and was surfing well into the night. Here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
The Battered Women’s Justice Project is hosting a webinar, Sexually Explicit Media and Communication: Select Research Findings and Practice Implications. The session will be held May 13th at 1pm. Click through for details:
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Since Last We Spoke, 4-18-16
If we are going to be totally honest with one another, last week was a crap one. I was glad for it all to be done, and my hope is that this week brings good better news (I won’t be greedy). I’m heading back on the road tomorrow: to FLETC for the Air Force, then on to CLE to spend time with my family. Over the weekend I had a wiled away a few early morning hours surfing; here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
The GAO released a report yesterday detailing their review of forensic nursing training, funding and availability availability in the US. It’s a fascinating read, and the findings are none too surprising. Take the time to go through this one. Click through for highlights:
The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault has an upcoming webinar: Language Matters from Reporting to Healing. The session will be held April 26th from 10-11:30 am CT. Click through for details:
In 2010 the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (a project of Polaris) published tools to assist clinicians in assessing human trafficking victims. In February of this year, they updated these resources. Aside from the algorithm, there are also several other docs that should prove to be helpful. A good focus for future staff or multidisciplinary team meetings, no?
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Since Last We Spoke, 4-11-16
We were focused on the social this weekend–catching up with friends and planning a get-together for Tuesday evening (not to mention planning the menu for our first Seder later this month). Yesterday had its lazy moments, though, and for the first time in a long time, we sat in front of our fireplace (because it’s *snowed* this weekend) and read the NYT cover to cover. Divine. Plenty of good reads, so here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
New from the Joyful Heart Foundation—Navigating Notification: A Guide to Re-engaging Sexual Assault Survivors Affected by the Untested Rape Kit Backlog (PDF). It’s the latest in a string of docs and webinars focused on this topic. Worth checking out.
Time once again for Articles of Note, your (almost) monthly guide to what’s new in the peer-reviewed literature. Keep in mind this is an overview of what’s piqued my interest, not a comprehensive list of everything relevant, so I encourage you to check out what else is available. Click through for the Word doc with active links, and the more printer-friendly PDF. As always, I ask that you properly attribute the doc if you use it or share.
After a lovely week in the mountains with my kid, I am back at home for a startling 3 weeks(ish), finding all of the travel scheduled for this month either postponed or otherwise resolved. No complaints because it is full-on spring in DC, one of the loveliest times of the year here. I spent *a lot* of time hanging out in airports on Saturday, so plenty of time to peruse my social media streams. Here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:
OVC TTAC has a webinar coming up on April 4th from 1:30-3pm ET. The session, Title IX and Clery Act Intersections, will review how the two federal laws influencing campus prevention and response to sexual assault intersect regarding requirements, resources, and options available to campus survivors. Register here.
SAFEta has one other webinar this spring: Privacy Considerations in Sexual Assault. The session will be an update of the popular webinar offered in 2010. The webinar will be held May 11th at 1pm ET. Jessica Mindlin from the Victim Rights Law Center will be the featured speaker. Register here.
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Since Last We Spoke, 3-28-16
I’m in Colorado this week, my happy place, so I can’t guarantee that I will be posting every day. But the lovely thing about vacation is that there’s ample time to surf the interwebs. Plenty caught my attention–here are the highlights since last we spoke:
Vera Institute has a new online guide, Partnering with Community Sexual Assault Response Teams: A Guide for Community Confinement and Juvenile Detention Facilities. The guide has 4 phases: gathering information and planning; working with the community SART; incorporating a SART approach into facility policy; and training facility staff. This is a good resource for those of you in corrections, as well as those of you whose communities have the aforementioned facilities (what a great opportunity for expanding collaboration). You can download the full guide if you’d prefer (PDF). I haven’t worked my way through the whole thing yet, so I can’t provide much feedback, but one way or another, it’s worth a look.
If you haven’t yet seen Samantha Bee’s spectacular (and definitely NSFW) take on kit backlogs and the obstacles to getting them tested, please–enjoy. And if you aren’t somewhere where you can watch the video, there are some great media mentions, Vox being my favorite.
[Apologies for not being able to embed the video–having some difficulties with WordPress.]