Alliance: Health and Forensic Services Project (HFSP)
Health and Forensic Services Project (HFSP)
About the Health and Forensic Services Project (HFSP)
Hospital emergency departments are the primary sites where victims of sexual assault, especially those who choose to report within 96 hours of a crime, come to be treated. Healthcare and criminal justice systems intersect to protect survivors from further injury, provide care, and ensure proficient evidence collection. In New York City, the city’s large population and concentration of many public and private emergency departments present unique challenges for the provision of the best care for all sexual assault survivors. [[1] Read more]
History of SAFE Services in NYC
A concise history of health and forensic services in New York. [[2] Read more]
SAFE Services in NYC
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) services are considered the best and most victim-centered approach to acute health care for sexual assault patients. The New York State Department of Health certifies Emergency Departments as SAFE Centers of Excellence. [[3] Read more]
Technical Assistance
The Health and Forensic Services Project (HFSP) at the Alliance provides technical assistance to SAFE Centers, developing SAFE Centers, and other hospital emergency departments by reviewing progress on a citywide level, developing and discussing standards of care and protocols, dealing with operational issues, and providing opportunities for problem solving and resource sharing between programs. [[4] Read more]
Sexual Assault Health and Forensic Services Training Institute (SAFETI)
The purpose of the New York City Sexual Assault Health and Forensic Services Training Institute (SAFETI) is to systematically develop and revise citywide curricula and training materials to use as standards across the city. SAFETI also manages training and professional development activities for SAFE certification and continuing medical education programs. [[5] Read more]
Upcoming Sexual Assault Examiner Trainings
Check regularly for upcoming SAE training announcements. [[6] Read more]
Safe NYC Initiative
"SAFE NYC Initiative: The NYC Sexual Assault Services Partnership to Mobilize Resources to Ensure Victim-Centered Care for All" [[7] Read more]
DNA Initiative
In the wake of a sexual assault, clinicians must provide both medical and forensic care. Eventually, DNA evidence and examination notes can be used by the criminal justice system, and there currently exists a critical need to ensure that clinicians optimize DNA evidence collection and examination documentation. [[8] Read more]
SAFE Healthcare Leadership Development Fellowship
With the aim of promoting sexual assault health care as a scientific and clinical discipline, the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault created the SAFE Career Development Fellowship to support health care community leaders who would like to play a significant role in the fight against sexual violence. [[9] Read more]
[1]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_about.html
[2]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_history.html
[3]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_safe.html
[4]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_ta.html
[5]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_safeti.html
[6]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/fhp_sae.html
[7]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_safenyc.html
[8]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_dna.html
[9]: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/programs_health_fellowship.html
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