Medical personnel conduct forensic exams on survivors of sexual assault in order to preserve evidence. New cameras used by emergency rooms in Ohio hospitals could help make the process more conclusive ...

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 ...

KOCHVILLE TWP, MI — Saginaw Valley State University is providing a new on-campus resource for sexual assault victims. SVSU ...

There's a nationwide shortage of nurses who can provide sexual assault care. A recent UT Arlington study found rural nurses ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Springboard Project at Type Investigations, with support from the Gertrude Blumenthal Kasbekar Fund. Editor's Note: This story contains descriptions of ...

Rural survivors of sexual assault face the largest barriers to entry when looking for health care and emotional support, the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said Thursday. The ...

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' (DHSS) Office on Women’s Health launched the Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network (SAFEvT) on July 1, 2025. Right now ...

A fundraiser organized to protest Colorado’s 568-day backlog for processing sexual assault forensic exams resulted in a $6,000 award to the state this week to urge officials to act faster to address ...

When a survivor of sexual assault seeks help at a hospital, every minute counts — for both healing and justice. Yet, out of 48 hospital emergency departments in Maryland, only half have forensic ...

This story discusses sexual assault. If you’ve been sexually assaulted, you can call the Rape, Abuse & Incest National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The facility has two police interview spaces, a family room kitted out with toys and a TV, and a forensic examination space [BBC] ...

A new report indicates that over a two year period, there were nearly 100 adult sexual assault cases in Midland and just six ...