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New TeleSAFE Toolkit Seeks to Improve Care for Victims of Sexual Assault


Medical forensic examinations are a critical part of any multidisciplinary response to sexual violence, yet many remote areas do not have access to this care.

The International Association of Forensic Nurses just released the Telehealth for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (TeleSAFE) Toolkit, which aims to improve and standardize care for victims of sexual violence via telehealth. Developed by IAFN through funding from OVC, this...

OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

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This program will support the development or expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SANE/SAFE) programs using a coordinated community response strategy (Purpose Area 1) and the provision of training and technical assistance (Purpose Area 2).

OVC FY 2023 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

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OVC seeks to establish or expand sexual assault examination programs that focus on increasing the number and availability of SANEs/SAFEs, expanding access to sexual assault forensic examinations, and improving the quality of post-sexual assault care using a hospital-based, community-based, campus-based, or corrections-based approach.

OVC FY 2022 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC seeks applications to establish or expand sexual assault examination programs, including sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) and sexual assault forensic examiner (SAFE) programs.

OVC Acting Director Katherine Darke Schmitt Commemorates Sexual Assault Prevention & Awareness Month

April 2021
Every April, the Nation commemorates Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month. OVC Acting Director Katherine Darke Schmitt discusses our office's support for projects that serve victims of sexual assault. She also pays tribute to the dedicated service providers working to support victims, including forensic nurse examiner Kim Day, who is retiring after decades in service to victims of sexual violence.

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