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Welcome to SAFE TA
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The Purpose of this Project is to help disseminate and provide technical assistance for the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Protocol (SAFE Protocol) of 2004, released as a component of the President's DNA Initiative.
Please Note: If you are victim of sexual assault, please go to www.rainn.org or call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1.800.656.HOPE
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The first SAFEta Regional Training of 2009 is almost full! It will be held on April 14th and 15th, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa. There are four slots left right now. Don't miss out on this great opportunity! As an extra bonus IowaCASA will be hosting a half day presentation on the WV Mobile SANE Program on April 16th. Registration for both of these exciting events is available now, at this link>>. The SAFEta Regional Training: Creating a Community Protocol was developed for multidisciplinary teams to attend together to work toward creating or enhancing protocols for response to sexual assault. Please consider attending today!
Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) International 2009 International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Stalking will be held in Anaheim California May 18-20, 2009. Join fellow professionals for this 2.5 day conference, highlighting promising practices and emerging issues in sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. For a list of this year's topics, click here>>
Announcing a Special Collection of Online Learning Tools on Violence Against Women. This collection provides a sampling of available online learning with subject matter related to violence against women prevention and intervention. Materials meet these 4 criteria: Free, available on line, interactive, and self-guided. The materials can be used for staff development or as tools for training groups. For more information visit the VAWnet website.
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week is February 2-6, 2009. Join OVW this month and throughout the year in their efforts to address and prevent dating violence. For more information, visit the OVW Web site. (OVW)
The Victim Rights Law Center, in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, is offering a free training for all OVW grantees on Sexual Assault Survivors' Core Needs and Services: Persuing Justice through Civil Legal Remedies. There is no registration fee for this conference: it is open to all OVW grantees (and sub-grantees, grant partners, etc.) The conference will be held at the Westin, San Diego. For more information, and to register for this exciting opportunity cllick here.
The annual CDC report Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance finds that chlamydia and gonnorhea cases topped 1.4 million in 2007. These are the most commonly reported infectious diseases in the United States, and continue to pose a serious threat to fertility. Syphyllis once felt to be on the verge of elimination is also on the rise, having a 15.2% increase in 2007. The full report is available on the CDC web site at this link.
Witness Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women begins a joint venture into on line learning! TrainingForums.org is a cost effective, accessible, dynamic e-learning facility providing relevant, timely training and discussion to the domestic violence victim service provider community. The first on line course titled Trauma Informed Care is already available! To see this new innovative tool visit the TraingForums.org web site.
The Office for Victims of Crime is Kicking off the 2009 Training Season. Register on line and find out more about what classes are available at the OVC TTAC web site.
The Fifth National Sexual Assault Response Team Training Conference will be held May 27-29, 2009. On line registration is now open! There are scholarship opportunities available for this conference for SART teams who wish to attend together. This three day conference is anticipated to have over 1,000 multidisciplinary attendees who will attend training conducted by leading experts in each of the SART disciplines. To take advantage of early bird rates, visit the SANE-SART web site.
NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault announces 2008-2009 Health Care Leadership Development Fellowships. The Alliance will be awarding 50 fellowships for career development for NY state health care community leaders. These fellowships are designed to strengthen clinical and leadership skills through training, networking and other resources. To find out more about this exciting opportunity, visit the NYC Alliance web site.
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