Category: Sexual Assault

Women’s eNews and NSVRC are co-hosting a live viewing of Nancy Schwartzman’s film, The Line, in NYC next week. The viewing will be held November 10th from 6-8pm at the Women’s eNews HQ (6 Barclay St., 6th Floor). In addition to the live viewing, which will feature several speakers, alongside the film’s director, Women’s eNews is live streaming the entire event, including the film. The event (either live or streaming) is free of charge. To RSVP for the live event, send an email to events@womensenews.org.

First, apologies for the radio silence this week. It turns out when I left DC Sunday night, my laptop didn’t. So we were just reunited late last night (big sigh of relief).

We’re all in Pittsburgh this week at the IAFN Annual Scientific Assembly, and last night, the audience was shown a short film on a digital storytelling project completed this year. It was completed as a way to share practice experiences, and look at the way our patient encounters shape us, and are shaped by our personal experiences.

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If you were hoping to get your hands on the resources and handouts from NSAC in September, you’re in luck. CALCASA has just posted them and they are available for download. What’s more, they also have a couple videos available, which I would recommend checking out. Next year in Baltimore!

Law & Order: SVU will air an episode Wednesday night (9/29) at 9pm ET that addresses the issue of the sexual assault evidence collection kit backlog. The Joyful Heart Foundation (founded by SVU star Mariska Hargitay) has been vocal on this issue for some time, so not surprising that it’s making its way into a story line. Although I don’t usually post pop culture info on this site, I’m pretty curious to see how they address the subject, and what the ultimate message will be. You can check out the episode event page on Facebook, or visit NBC for information on the show.

MNCASA’s Sexual Violence Justice Institute is hosting a webinar September 27th, from 12-1:30 CT– Victim-Centered: We’ve Heard the Term, But What Does It Mean? This is the 3rd part of their series, Beyond Protocols: How SARTs Can Influence the Justice-Making Process for Sexual Assault Victims/Survivors. You can register for the session here.

There’s been a lot of chatter about the Senate Subcommittee hearing being held today, Rape in the United States: The Chronic Failure to Report and Investigate Rape Cases. It’s being webcast live (as I type this, actually), and I’m assuming you’ll be able to view it after the fact on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s website. (UPDATE: It is available, just click the link on the right hand side of their page)

In  my professional travels, one topic that frequently arises is that of false allegations of sexual assault. There is a widespread, but incorrect belief that this is common, and that women in particular, will frequently lie about sexual assault as a response to, say, “regretted” sex or infidelity.

IAFN‘s 4th webinar of the year will take place September 21st from 2-3pm ET: Sexual Assault Examinations in Deceased Patients. The always fantastic Tara Henry will be teaching this one, so I highly recommend registering. Cost of the session is $40 for members ($50 for non-members, and really, are you still not a member?), which will net you 1 nursing CEU.

Lots of SART webinars happening right now. Next up: MNCASA’s Sexual Violence Justice Institute and their offering on how SARTs discuss sexual assault cases. The session will take place Wednesday, September 8th from 12-1:30pm CT. Registration is free.

Next week the National Sexual Assault Conference will be going on in Los Angeles. Sadly, I won’t be there this time (I’ll be with the Navy in Newport), but I’ll be able to catch up on all of the fantastic things happening there, because CALCASA’s going to be tweeting updates in real time (as will many others), and also blogging from the conference.

WCSAP is hosting a webinar Monday, August 30th at 11am PT: Immigration, Sexual Assault and the Current Legal Climate. Space is limited for this one, so register ASAP if you’re interested. The featured speaker is Sonia Parras Konrad from ASISTA, a national organization providing immigration technical assistance on representing survivors of crimes of violence.