by J.M. Neiderer | Jan 19, 2021 | News
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...
by J.M. Neiderer | Nov 5, 2020 | News
Forensic Nurses Week this year is from November 9 – 13. The Penn State Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center, works to enhance care for sexual assault victims in underserved communities. Join us as we hear from a group of folks involved...
by J.M. Neiderer | Nov 3, 2020 | News
University Park, Pa. — The Penn State SAFE-T Center has been awarded a grant from the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to support their campus outreach plan, “Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center...
by J.M. Neiderer | Sep 30, 2020 | News
Sayre, PA — The Penn State SAFE-T Center and Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital marked their partnership to enhance sexual assault health care with a virtual event on September 15, 2020. Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital is the 8th site that has partnered with the...
by J.M. Neiderer | Sep 23, 2020 | News
Building trust with victims of sexual assault takes care and time. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, known as SANEs, are specially trained in conducting exams that put the patient’s well-being and distinct choices...