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 |