Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs

Four New SANE Regional Centers of Excellence Announced

Learn about four new regional programs whose goal is to strengthen the SANE workforce and provide survivors of sexual violence access to highly skilled forensic nurse professionals.

Funding Opportunity: Apply To Become a SANE Regional Center of Excellence

The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), in collaboration with OVC, invites forensic programs that are vested in preparing current and future Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) and Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (SAFEs) for clinical practice to apply for funding to establish SANE Regional Centers of Excellence (SANE Regional CoE).

The program’s purpose is to increase the number and quality of the SANE/SAFE workforce and...

Report Details Center’s Work to Increase Access to SANE Services

Learn about a 5-year effort to train and grow the SANE workforce in Pennsylvania.

The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Systems: Program Evaluation to the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime Final Report

Date Published

April 2022

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Rural Availability of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs)

Date Published

2021

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Video Message from Director Hart Commemorating National Campus Safety Awareness Month

September 2020

Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart highlights that during the pandemic it is more important than ever to raise awareness about safety on college and university campuses across the country. In this message, Director Hart provides an overview of an Office for Victims of Crime initiative to provide grant funding to sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) programs on college campuses to offer medical forensic care and other victim services to sexual assault survivors.

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Video Message from Director Hart Commemorating National Campus Safety Awareness Month

To commemorate National Campus Safety Awareness Month, Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart released a video message.

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“In the wake of the pandemic, it is more important than ever to commemorate this month as National Campus Safety Awareness Month and to commit ourselves to raising awareness about the safety on college and university campuses across the country” states Director Hart.

This...

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OVC Help Series for Crime Victims: Sexual Violence

Date Published

June 2012

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

OVC

Sexual Assault

Discover publications, resources, and other information about victims of sexual abuse or violence.

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Expanding SANE Services to Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus

Apply for the OVC FY 2020 Expanding SANE Services to Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus solicitation.

OVC is seeking applications to establish or expand Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs that will offer medical forensic care, advocacy, and other victim services to sexual assault survivors on college campuses.

To the extent possible, campuses should collaborate with victim service providers in the community in which...

American Indian & Alaska Native Victim Services Resources

Learn about OVC Tribal initiatives, partnerships with other agencies and organizations, and dynamic videos to raise awareness of culturally sensitive, victim-centered programs.