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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...

June 2024 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about the #HAVhope National Day of Awareness, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Pride Month.

OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

Closing Date
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Application JustGrants Deadline
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).

June 2023 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about the #HAVhope National Day of Awareness, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Pride Month.

OVC FY 2023 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
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 Advancing Hospital-Based Victim Services

Closing Date
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Application JustGrants Deadline
The goal of this solicitation is to support evidence-based models, practices, and policies that improve partnerships between the victim services field and hospitals and other medical facilities to increase support for crime victims.

June 2021 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about the Hospitals Against Violence (#HAVhope) National Day of Awareness, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, LGBTQ Pride Month, and OVC Funding Opportunities.

OVC FY 2021 Advancing Hospital-Based Victim Services

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OVC is seeking applications for funding to improve linkages between the victim services field and hospitals and other medical facilities that increase support for victims of crime, improve outcomes, and reduce chances of future victimization.

Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

OVC Funding Opportunity: Apply Now

OVC is seeking applicants for OVC FY 2020 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM) solicitation.

The goal of this program is to deliver programming to address and help stop the practice of FGM by—

  1. educating law enforcement, public health professionals, and educators on detecting at-risk girls in localities where FGM is a risk,
  2. responding to victims by providing appropriate services, and
  3. forming community networks...

Beacon: AI/AN

2019-VO-GX-K042
Declined
Funding First Awarded
2019
$450,000