Forensic Nursing

10/01/2023

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2023/09/21/steps-victims-sexual-assault-should-take-after-crime/8418653001/

Navigating what to do after r**e or sexual assault can be daunting, but survivors should receive medical attention as soon as possible.

12/31/2022

What do male professional athletes and victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) have in common? Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as CTE. While one group gets millions of dollars in research, the other remains underfunded and less publicized.
See what advocates and researchers are doing to elevate and amplify the voices of IPV victims.


Credit: The Globe And Mail

Approximately one in eight Canadian women are likely suffering from an unrecognized brain injury related to domestic violence and researchers want to know more

12/30/2022

🗞In The News:
Digital Domestic
Abuse

Perpetrators are using technology as an add way to inflict power & control against their victims. See what's being proposed to curve these actions, and the challenges being faced. Studies now show that as technology becomes more innovative, abusers continue to push boundaries and put its uses to the test.


Credit: Global News Media

Intimate partner violence in Canada has been referred to as a "shadow pandemic," intensifying during COVID-19 as lockdowns limited victims' ability to leave abusive partners.

12/06/2022

It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

On December 6, we remember:

Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

As we mourn their loss and remember their lives, we reaffirm our commitment to fight the hatred that led to this tragedy, and the misogyny that still exists today.

Credit: Government of Canada

11/18/2022

“The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to walk through water without getting wet.”

- Rachel Naomi Remen

11/15/2022

🇨🇦 Politics 📰

Credit: Jill Andrew

03/08/2021

How women around the world this 

03/08/2021

March 8th is a day to celebrate women globally and bring awareness to gender based inequalities



03/08/2021

This year's International Women's Day theme is : From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge!!!

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02/23/2021

End Human Trafficking

🇨🇦 The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline has resumed operating 24 hours, 7 days a week. For assistance, call 1-833-900-1010

02/22/2021

This is a comprehensive report on in Canada 🇨🇦.

Today on Awareness Day, we are releasing our report into Human Trafficking Corridors in Canada. Read the report to see our recommendations to disrupt this harmful practice that’s happening in communities across the country:

http://ow.ly/h9JU50DGA9s

02/22/2021

Today, on Awareness Day, we stand in solidarity with survivors in our mission to end human trafficking in Canada. If you see the signs of human trafficking in your community, call the hotline at 1-833-900-1010 for 24/7, confidential support.

06/10/2020

Domestic Violence Statistics by State 🇺🇸

https://ncadv.org/state-by-state

NCADV is the voice of victims and survivors. We are the catalyst for changing society to have zero tolerance for domestic violence. We do this by affecting public policy, increasing understanding of the impact of domestic violence, and providing programs and education that drive that change.

06/07/2020

📝Safety 1st
One of the most important and often life saving assessments the Forensic Nurse does with their client is SAFETY PLANNING!
Here is a checklist of things to help prepare for a clients safe departure.