Changes coming to Austin sexual assault services as SAFE Alliance winds down forensic exam program

Beginning June 9, survivors seeking forensic exams will see changes as care transitions to what leaders describe as a ...

Austin sexual assault survivors will need to leave city limits for non-hospital exams

Eloise House closes June 8, leaving BRAVE Alliance as Travis County’s primary forensic exam provider while officials promise ...

APD ‘actively preparing’ for SAFE Alliance program changes; memo explains transition plans

SAFE's Eloise House, which offers 24/7 free sexual assault advocacy support and crisis intervention, forensic exams and ...
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Austin hospital systems to provide forensic exams for sexual assault survivors, city says

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Please return to the homepage if you are uncomfortable. If you are in distress and need to speak with someone, please contact the National ...
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Texas DPS removes key barrier for sexual assault survivors with new DNA testing program

SAN ANTONIO — A new statewide program is giving sexual assault survivors the ability to collect and test DNA evidence without having to file a police report, according to a press release from the ...
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Understanding the forensic rape exam: Key steps for sexual assault survivors to know

SPOKANE, Wash. — The HBO series "The Pitt," which follows a day in the life of Emergency Department employees, has grown in popularity, especially after season two dropped earlier this year. Themes ...
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‘It’s a calling’: PennWest helps prepare sexual assault nursing examiners such as the one highlighted on ‘The Pitt’

One of Sierra Roman’s first cases as an emergency room nurse at ACMH Hospital — and one she’ll never forget — involved a victim of a sexual assault. Roman, who started at the hospital in August 2023, ...