"More survivors received forensic kits, were connected to advocates, and got better medical care," said David Yang, clinical instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at YSM and lead author ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEATTLE — When Leah Griffin regained consciousness in her apartment on the morning of April 10, 2014, she knew she had been ...

After a decade of horrific abuse by her husband, Ms. A. felt she had no choice but to flee with her children to the United States, where she was greeted with a complex, multi-stage asylum process that ...

FORT BLISS, Texas - Unfortunately, in the past two years, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military have been a main topic. William Beaumont Army Medical Center Forensic Healthcare Program ...

The medical forensic exam training took place recently in Cumberland. HANCOCK COUNTY — County survivors of sexual assault and those in other areas of Central Indiana now have a place nearby they can ...

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Principal Deputy Director Allison Randall announced the launch of an updated and expanded resource aimed at health ...

Since its inception in 2016, the In Power program at Howard Brown Health (HBH) has served a desperately needed role as the first in the nation designed specifically to serve LGBTQI+ survivors of ...

Leland, NC and Carlsbad, CA – Tri-Tech Forensics, a leader in tactical emergency medical solutions and human identification kits announced today the acquisition of Hartwell Medical, a trusted product ...

Students who have experienced sexual assault can opt to have a medical forensic exam (MFE), which is conducted by a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE). MFEs collect medical evidence for sexual ...

As a resident, David Yang took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department (ED). Often, he would notice that these individuals had difficulty accessing advocates who could ...