Going Beyond the Breakthrough Means Going Beyond Rape Kits [msmagazine.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 8/26/194:00 AM

By Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, MS., August 22, 2019

Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, is the Chief Executive Officer at the International Association of Forensic Nurses. jpw@forensicnurses.org

In much the same way that Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder drew domestic violence out of the shadows two decades ago, the #MeToo movement is shining a spotlight on sexual violence. Stories and experiences that were once discussed privately in hushed tones have now become a society-wide conversation.

Amid this new collective awareness, it is critical to consider the role health care can, and must, play in recovery from sexual assault.

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