Authors: Nicolyn Charlot, Brittany Gay, Elizabeth Baker, John Hamel, Jacqueline Fisher, L.B. Klein, Cathryn Richmond, & Sheridan Miyamoto Additional Contributors:  Abigail Akande, Caroline Friedman Levy, Megan Greeson,MelanieHetzel-Riggin, Canan Karatekin, Alex Piquero, & Heather Risser Violence (e.g., physical, psychological, and sexual) is unfortunately common and often results in victims needing immediate and long-term services. Victim service organizations deliver vital assistance to victims of…

LOCK HAVEN — Roads to Peace and Lock Haven UPMC have been working together a lot more since the new SAFE-T program launched. Lock Haven UPMC notified the SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) Team about the SAFE-T program during winter of 2019. Roads to Peace was willing to help anyway they could to ensure that their clients were served appropriately…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Having access to high-quality, sexual-assault care is vital, especially during these uncertain times. Penn State’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center is continuing to provide support to sexual-assault nurse examiners in local hospitals across the commonwealth, through their innovative telehealth solution, which allows nurse examiners to partner with local-site nurses during live exams.  UPMC Williamsport is…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Nursing’s SAFE-T Center team, led by assistant professor and center director Sheridan Miyamoto, is working to address barriers to healthcare for rural sexual-assault victims with their new telehealth solution, the SAFE-T System. According to the center, there are more than 284,000 victims of sexual assault across America every year. Victims require…

LOCK HAVEN — With a beefed up staff and a new focus on helping, rather than jailing, people who commit non-violent crimes, Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse is finding some success … and increased conviction rates. Strouse spoke to a packed house at Thursday’s weekly Kiwanis of Lock Haven club luncheon at the Elks Lodge and talked about the…

CLARION – Clarion Hospital, in conjunction with Penn State University, last week introduced a new program to aid in the treatment of victims of sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center (SAFE-T Center), established and maintained by Penn State University, is a telehealth program that enables rural hospitals in Pennsylvania to offer expert treatment in the aftermath of…