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Published in final edited form as: Prim Care. 2020 Feb 27;47(2):331–349. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2020.02.010
Statutes by State https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/
Locate a child advocacy center https://www.nationalcac.org/find-a-cac/
Physical examination Publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians: https://www.acep.org/globalassets/new-pdfs/sexual-assault-e-book.pdf
US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations Adults/Adolescents, 2013 NCJ 228119. Through the court room processes: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.safeta.org/resource/resmgr/Protocol_documents/SAFE_PROTOCOL_2012-508.pdf.
Strangulation resources Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention protocol for medical and radiographic evaluations and discharge instructions:https://www.strangulationtraininginstitute.com/medical-radiographic-imaging-recommendations/
https://www.familyjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SS-Discharge-Information-v3.26.19.pdf
Locate a victim advocate RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) resource for victims and health care providers: http://centers.rainn.org
Treatment guidelines STD Guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/sexual-assault.htm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV, 2016: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/programresources/cdc-hiv-npep-guidelines.pdf.
• Figure 2, nPEP considerations summary on page 45
• Table 2, recommended schedule of laboratory evaluations of source and exposed persons for providing nPEP with preferred regimens on page 27
The National Clinician’s PEP Hotline:_ https://aidsetc.org/npep (888-448-4911)
Crime victim compensation fund Compensation of funds and resources vary by state. Specific information regarding each state’s resources is provided by the National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards: http://www.nacvcb.org/index.asp?sid=6
Mitigating adverse effects of sexual trauma Jenny C, Crawford-Jakubiak JE. Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. The evaluation of children in the primary care setting when sexual abuse is suspected. Pediatrics 2013;132(2):e558–e567; https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/132/2/e558
Mandatory reporter RAINN State Law Data Base: https://apps.rainn.org/policy/?_ga=2.159887550.225882788.1556472416-1832397619.1556472416
Special population resources Pachankis JE, Safren SA. Handbook of evidence-base mental health practice with sexual and gender minorities. Oxford University Press; 2019
Musicaro RM, Spinazzola J, Arvidson J, et al. The complexity of adaptation to childhood polyvictimization in youth and young adults: recommendations for multidisciplinary responders. Trauma Violence Abuse 2017;20(1):81–98
Thorough sexual assault resource lists https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones
https://www.acog.org/More-Info/SexualAssault
Quality improvement Access to expert reviewers available through Midwest Regional Child Advocacy Center: myCasereview: http://www.mrcac.org/medical-academy/myCasereview/
Children’s Minnesota offers QI projects to nurses and physicians: MyQIportal is attainable through: https://www.mrcac.org/medical-academy/myqiportal/
Prevention efforts https://alteristic.org/services/green-dot/ STOP SV prevention strategies in a CDC technical package https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/sv-prevention-technical-package.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/resources.html