Setting a new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
Miyamoto, S., Shipe, S., Delwiche, J., Richardson, C., Veerhusen, K., & Bittner, C. (2024). Meeting complex needs of sexually assaulted incarcerated individuals: Impact of expert Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner care via telehealth. Journal of Correctional Health Care, (). https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.23.03.0015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sexual assault victims have better outcomes when they receive specialized care, yet there is a shortage of trained sexual-assault nurses across the country, especially in rural areas. A $1.5 million, three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will allow the Penn State’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center to identify and partner with…
The SAFE-T Center was mentioned in a Joint State Government Commission Report by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania titled, “Mental Health Services for Victims of Sexual Assault and Rape.” The report detailed active Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awards in Pennsylvania, which includes the SAFE-T Center. According to the report, the SAFE-T Center was the second…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For victims of sexual assault, high-quality health care provided by sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) is associated with improved health and prosecutorial outcomes. However, very little is known about access to SANEs. Sheridan Miyamoto, assistant professor and SAFE-T Center principal investigator, and Elizabeth Thiede, nursing doctoral student and 2021 ENRS Student Conference Scholarship Award winner, wanted…
The first episode of At the Core of Care podcast, by the Pennsylvania Action Coalition, takes a look at Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in PA. Few healthcare providers are trained to do this tough job, which requires a timely and skilled healthcare response that addresses physical and mental health. Examiners must also be trained on the forensic and legal component…
There is a national shortage of nurses and doctors trained to conduct sexual assault forensic exams. NBC News mapped where they’re available in each state. The SAFE-T Center provided information that can be viewed in the Pennsylvania entry on the interactive map. Read the full article at NBC News
Delivering the new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
