Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Sexual Assault Response Teams (SANE-SART)
Easily find the resources you need to help build your capacity to assist victims of sexual violence.
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The SANE Program Development and Operation Guide provides a blueprint for communities that would like to start a SANE program. For communities with existing SANE programs, the Guide serves as a resource to help expand or enhance services provided to the community. |
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Videos are available to inform and assist victim service providers and allied professionals in their efforts to develop and maintain local SANE and SART programs. |
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Access all of OVC's training resources regarding sexual assault issues, including standardized, face-to-face trainings, online modules, recorded webinars, and downloadable training materials. |
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SANE-SART related resources for victim service providers and allied professionals. |
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OVC, in collaboration with the International Association of Forensic Nurses and a diverse group of federal partners and subject matter experts in the field, revised and enhanced the Guide and transformed it into a web-based, interactive, comprehensive tool to bring the latest findings and best practices to the field. The original Guide served as a blueprint for hundreds of communities to develop local SANE programs, and OVC anticipates that this updated, web-based Guide will continue to serve as a practical, research-based, trauma-informed source for developing new SANE programs and enhancing and sustaining existing programs across the country. |
Key Partners
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International Association of Forensic Nurses The International Association of Forensic Nurse's (IAFN) mission is to promote leadership in forensic nursing practice by developing, promoting, and disseminating information and education internationally. IAFN offers board certifications, continuing education, networking, and educational guidelines. IAFN also administers the SAFEta Project, which provides targeted training and technical assistance related to the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations—Adults/Adolescents, the Kidsta Project, which provides training and technical assistance related to the National Pediatric Protocol, and the Tribal Forensic Healthcare project, which provides training for the Indian Health Service. |
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American College of Emergency Physicians Promotes the highest quality of emergency care and is the leading advocate for emergency physicians, their patients, and the public. |
Videos are available to inform and assist victim service providers and allied professionals in their efforts to develop and maintain local SANE and SART programs.
Patient-Centered Care |
Trauma-Informed Care |
Evidence-Based Practice |
Recognition of Community Uniqueness |
Multidisciplinary Approach |
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Access all of OVC's training resources to support SANE-SART practitioners, including standardized, face-to-face trainings, downloadable training materials, online modules, and recorded webinars.
Training
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Gather a group of victim service and allied professionals in your area and arrange a meeting space. OVC will provide instructors, an onsite coordinator, instructor training materials, and a Participant Manual for each participant.
Instructor Materials
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Download materials to make an in-person training more effective and improve the capacity of the presenter.
Online Training
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Access interactive training in a variety of subject areas. Programs are available to take on your own schedule, at your own pace, from your own computer.
Webinars
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Online trainings, conferences, and informative gatherings are prerecorded and available to view at your convenience.
SANE-SART related resources for victim service providers and allied professionals.
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American College of Emergency Physicians Promotes the highest quality of emergency care and is the leading advocate for emergency physicians, their patients, and the public. |
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International Association of Forensic Nurses The International Association of Forensic Nurse’s (IAFN) mission is to promote leadership in forensic nursing practice by developing, promoting, and disseminating information and education internationally. IAFN offers board certifications, continuing education, networking, and educational guidelines. IAFN also administers the SAFEta Project, which provides targeted training and technical assistance related to the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations—Adults/Adolescents, the Kidsta Project, which provides training and technical assistance related to the National Pediatric Protocol, and the Tribal Forensic Healthcare project, which provides training for the Indian Health Service. |
National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations—Pediatric Provides a standard for communities wanting to develop or improve their response to child sexual abuse. |
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National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations—Adults/Adolescents Provides detailed guidelines for criminal justice and health care practitioners in responding to the immediate needs of sexual assault victims. |
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Pediatric Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Technical Assistance Technical assistance and essential knowledge about sexual assault medical-forensic examinations and related topics. |
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SANE-SART Resource Service Delivers online and on-site interactive learning for RNs interested in becoming a SANE, and interactive, scenario-based training for multi-disciplinary SARTs. For more information about the SART Interactive Scenarios Training, view the flier. |
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SART Toolkit Resource both for communities considering a SART response and communities that already have a coordinated response but want to make it better. |
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Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Technical Assistance Project designed to provide technical guidance for individuals and agencies utilizing the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations—Adults/Adolescents from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. |