Create Safe Places In ER's For Sexual Assault Victims!
Target:
Congress
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Throughout the country, there are a few hospitals with programs for nurses, staff, and even exam rooms specifically designed for sexual assault survivors. There are several of these programs on Long Island, NY. Those programs are called "S.A.N.E - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners." These hospitals have examination rooms and nurses dedicated solely to helping sexual assault survivors. Unfortunately, there are not enough of programs like this nation-wide.
Sexual assault survivors need to feel safe. They need to have privacy. The experience of being raped is horrific enough. Sexual assault survivors need to feel comfortable enough to trust the medical staff, they need to feel that their privacy is being respected, and that they are not in an area of public display or access. There is so much more to a sexual assault medical exam than a regular medical exam. These programs offer all of that, plus hope, all of which are so critical at the time immediately following an attack.
The safer a survivor feels, the faster and easier they begin to recover. It also gives them the hope they need when it comes to reporting their attack and pursuing a case against their attacker. The social impact a program like this could have is greater than anyone can imagine.
Please help to make this a nation-wide program, so that more survivors are helped, more rapes are reported, and we can raise the level of health care given to all survivors.
Sexual assault survivors need to feel safe. They need to have privacy. The experience of being raped is horrific enough. Sexual assault survivors need to feel comfortable enough to trust the medical staff, they need to feel that their privacy is being respected, and that they are not in an area of public display or access. There is so much more to a sexual assault medical exam than a regular medical exam. These programs offer all of that, plus hope, all of which are so critical at the time immediately following an attack.
The safer a survivor feels, the faster and easier they begin to recover. It also gives them the hope they need when it comes to reporting their attack and pursuing a case against their attacker. The social impact a program like this could have is greater than anyone can imagine.
Please help to make this a nation-wide program, so that more survivors are helped, more rapes are reported, and we can raise the level of health care given to all survivors.
Throughout the country, there are a few hospitals with programs for nurses, staff, and even exam rooms specifically designed for sexual assault survivors. There are several of these programs on Long Island, NY. Those programs are called "S.A.N.E - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners." These hospitals have examination rooms and nurses dedicated solely to helping sexual assault survivors. Unfortunately, there are not enough of programs like this nation-wide.
Sexual assault survivors need to feel safe. They need to have privacy. The experience of being raped is horrific enough. Sexual assault survivors need to feel comfortable enough to trust the medical staff, they need to feel that their privacy is being respected, and that they are not in an area of public display or access. There is so much more to a sexual assault medical exam than a regular medical exam. These programs offer all of that, plus hope, all of which are so critical at the time immediately following an attack.
The safer a survivor feels, the faster and easier they begin to recover. It also gives them the hope they need when it comes to reporting their attack and pursuing a case against their attacker. The social impact a program like this could have is greater than anyone can imagine.
Please help to make this a nation-wide program, so that more survivors are helped, more rapes are reported, and we can raise the level of health care given to all survivors.
Sexual assault survivors need to feel safe. They need to have privacy. The experience of being raped is horrific enough. Sexual assault survivors need to feel comfortable enough to trust the medical staff, they need to feel that their privacy is being respected, and that they are not in an area of public display or access. There is so much more to a sexual assault medical exam than a regular medical exam. These programs offer all of that, plus hope, all of which are so critical at the time immediately following an attack.
The safer a survivor feels, the faster and easier they begin to recover. It also gives them the hope they need when it comes to reporting their attack and pursuing a case against their attacker. The social impact a program like this could have is greater than anyone can imagine.
Please help to make this a nation-wide program, so that more survivors are helped, more rapes are reported, and we can raise the level of health care given to all survivors.
We signed the "Create Safe Places In ER's For Sexual Assault Victims!" petition!
# 166:
8:03 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Lucas DeGroote, Florida
Having someone experienced with sexual assault at the hospital helped someone I know through the very first step of the difficult recovery possess.
Having someone experienced with sexual assault at the hospital helped someone I know through the very first step of the difficult recovery possess.
# 165:
2:50 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Glenn Alperin, Massachusetts
I know something about personal safety and feeling safe. Although I am fortunate that I am not a survivor of sexual assault, I can appreciate that those who are truly need places and people they can go to for direct assistance without fear of immediate retribution or fears of not being heard. Over the last few years, I've done a lot of advocacy work on my own more personal issues, and I made a conscious choice to do so. Many survivors simply do not feel safe enough to be able to seek out assistance, and fewer still feel able to assist in advocacy work not just for themselves but for others too. Please do what you can to make this possible for all of those who need such a service.
I know something about personal safety and feeling safe. Although I am fortunate that I am not a survivor of sexual assault, I can appreciate that those who are truly need places and people they can go to for direct assistance without fear of immediate retribution or fears of not being heard. Over the last few years, I've done a lot of advocacy work on my own more personal issues, and I made a conscious choice to do so. Many survivors simply do not feel safe enough to be able to seek out assistance, and fewer still feel able to assist in advocacy work not just for themselves but for others too. Please do what you can to make this possible for all of those who need such a service.
# 164:
1:15 pm PDT, Jun 26,
Lauren MacDade, Ohio
it is so important that a survivor feels safe, and is given the support and privacy they need at such a vital time.
it is so important that a survivor feels safe, and is given the support and privacy they need at such a vital time.
# 163:
10:49 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
after being kidnapped, drugged, and raped by my abusive ex-boyfriend - I was taken to the hospital emergency room and had a rape exam performed. Unfortunately, I come from a rural/small town area, where there is little training for such things provided for the doctors and nurses in the local hospitals. Vital physical evidence was irresponsibly destroyed, and I was unable to prosecute my ex-boyfriend as a direct result of such incompetence. Programs like SANE are extremely important.
after being kidnapped, drugged, and raped by my abusive ex-boyfriend - I was taken to the hospital emergency room and had a rape exam performed. Unfortunately, I come from a rural/small town area, where there is little training for such things provided for the doctors and nurses in the local hospitals. Vital physical evidence was irresponsibly destroyed, and I was unable to prosecute my ex-boyfriend as a direct result of such incompetence. Programs like SANE are extremely important.
# 162:
7:02 am PDT, May 20,
Adam Jennings, Tennessee
# 161:
10:11 am PDT, May 1,
Vanessa Garvy, Illinois
# 160:
4:26 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Penniless Fairy, Ireland
# 159:
4:50 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Ines Seidel, Germany
# 158:
3:50 pm PDT, Mar 24,
Anne Seidel, Germany
# 157:
10:59 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 156:
8:35 pm PST, Mar 7,
Russell Bader, Pennsylvania
# 155:
11:21 am PST, Mar 4,
Kirstie Adams, PhD, Maryland
# 154:
3:12 am PST, Mar 2,
Lisa Stuby, Florida
It is imperative to provide an atmosphere where the victim feels comfortable and not like they are being assaulted further or only a statistic or body on the assembly line - they have already suffered a level of invasion unimaginable to most and deserve to have the respect and consideration given to the high emotional state and physical insult they have already been through and will continue to experience due to flashbacks and other PTSD phenomena. If we are to encourage reporting, we must first treat these victims with tender care and not make them feel like they are the problem!
It is imperative to provide an atmosphere where the victim feels comfortable and not like they are being assaulted further or only a statistic or body on the assembly line - they have already suffered a level of invasion unimaginable to most and deserve to have the respect and consideration given to the high emotional state and physical insult they have already been through and will continue to experience due to flashbacks and other PTSD phenomena. If we are to encourage reporting, we must first treat these victims with tender care and not make them feel like they are the problem!
# 153:
9:22 am PST, Feb 29,
Stephanie Shepperson, Pennsylvania
Sexual assault victims need assurance that they are safe in hospital setting. They not only need it, they deserve it.
Sexual assault victims need assurance that they are safe in hospital setting. They not only need it, they deserve it.
# 152:
5:41 pm PST, Feb 28,
Brandylinn Maistros, Ohio
What if it was your daughter in the ER?
What if it was your daughter in the ER?
# 151:
9:02 pm PST, Feb 26,
Mary Kocher, Virginia
I think a Safe Harbor should be a place for not just immediate victims, but for all those women and men who do not report their rapes and just want support.
I think a Safe Harbor should be a place for not just immediate victims, but for all those women and men who do not report their rapes and just want support.
# 150:
3:28 pm PST, Feb 18,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 149:
1:05 am PST, Feb 15,
Muhammad Jabbar Kiani, Pakistan
# 148:
9:00 pm PST, Feb 14,
TAYLOR WEIDNER, Colorado
# 147:
7:36 am PST, Feb 12,
Duanne Hawthorne, Michigan
# 146:
7:50 pm PST, Feb 11,
Nancy Gibbons, Massachusetts
# 145:
12:31 pm PST, Feb 11,
Jimmy Walz, Wisconsin
# 144:
10:45 pm PST, Feb 7,
Lynda Lawson-Usher, Connecticut
I can't imagine a reason any Hospital could come up with that would deny these women, or men a safe place to go where their privacy is insured. Both their health as well as their dignity is vital at this time.
I can't imagine a reason any Hospital could come up with that would deny these women, or men a safe place to go where their privacy is insured. Both their health as well as their dignity is vital at this time.
# 143:
5:10 pm PST, Feb 7,
Frances Tan, Kansas
# 142:
9:06 am PST, Feb 7,
Paul Borntraeger, Kentucky
As a man against violence and rape, I attempt to prevent these terrible acts from ever occurring. However, once an attack occurs, we must support the victim in all ways possible.
As a man against violence and rape, I attempt to prevent these terrible acts from ever occurring. However, once an attack occurs, we must support the victim in all ways possible.
# 141:
9:11 am PST, Feb 2,
Veronique Dupont, Canada
# 140:
7:31 am PST, Feb 1,
Kimberly Mc, Maryland
# 139:
7:56 pm PST, Jan 29,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 138:
4:45 pm PST, Jan 29,
RIVER FRANCE, Canada
# 137:
4:12 am PST, Jan 29,
Laurel Burns, Maine
# 136:
6:06 pm PST, Jan 28,
Emi Crissman, Peru
# 135:
6:48 am PST, Jan 28,
Robbi IPowell, Alabama
# 134:
1:19 pm PST, Jan 26,
Cate Webb, United Kingdom
# 133:
11:45 pm PST, Jan 23,
Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
# 132:
11:21 am PST, Jan 23,
Hristina Nikolic, Serbia And Montenegro
# 131:
9:17 pm PST, Jan 22,
Heidi Twa, Canada
it is never ok
it is never ok
# 130:
10:44 pm PST, Jan 21,
Abdulla Adel, Bahrain
tommorrow brings a brighter light
tommorrow brings a brighter light
# 129:
4:52 pm PST, Jan 21,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 128:
1:34 pm PST, Jan 21,
Nadine Belchamber, California
# 127:
3:52 am PST, Jan 21,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
# 126:
5:43 pm PST, Jan 20,
Majenta Smart, Georgia
# 125:
1:06 pm PST, Jan 19,
Lisa Stewart, California
# 124:
5:30 am PST, Jan 19,
Name not displayed, Connecticut
# 123:
4:45 am PST, Jan 19,
Gabrielle Bertrand, France
# 122:
1:17 pm PST, Jan 18,
Dayna Kent, Canada
# 121:
8:11 am PST, Jan 18,
Desiree Quinones, Illinois
# 120:
7:49 pm PST, Jan 17,
Ann Kinney, South Carolina
# 119:
4:10 pm PST, Jan 17,
Monique Wilton, Florida
# 118:
2:08 am PST, Jan 16,
Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 117:
3:12 am PST, Jan 15,
Daniela Balinca, Romania
# 116:
9:15 pm PST, Jan 14,
Jocelyn Nunes, Nevada
I hope that laws change,and that things get better for rape victims,and I believe this is a step in the right direction.Please give them the safety they need to recover.
I hope that laws change,and that things get better for rape victims,and I believe this is a step in the right direction.Please give them the safety they need to recover.
# 115:
12:22 pm PST, Jan 14,
Clare Castanzo, Pennsylvania
# 114:
10:10 am PST, Jan 14,
Crystal Jack, Florida
# 113:
6:54 am PST, Jan 14,
Caitlin Schmedlin, Connecticut
# 112:
1:01 pm PST, Jan 12,
Kim Thompson, Massachusetts
# 111:
11:25 am PST, Jan 12,
Tina Strohl, Florida
# 110:
6:47 am PST, Jan 12,
Anne Martinez, Arizona
# 109:
7:16 pm PST, Jan 10,
Tyler Rud, Minnesota
# 108:
8:58 am PST, Jan 10,
Rebecca Everhart, Indiana
# 107:
9:09 am PST, Jan 9,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 106:
3:20 pm PST, Jan 8,
Jaime Cammarata, RD, Pennsylvania
# 105:
12:35 am PST, Jan 8,
Jennifer McBeth, Pennsylvania
# 104:
9:49 pm PST, Jan 7,
Anna Angel, Ohio
Please help these victims to feelmore comfortable and safer.
Please help these victims to feelmore comfortable and safer.
# 103:
8:33 pm PST, Jan 7,
Jeanette Ambrose, New York
Having survived sexual assault I can personally attest to the fact that victims of this criminal behavior remain silent out of fear,if they manage to get to a medical facility they need to not be re-traumatized. "When it happens to you,then,you will know."~Russian Proverb
Having survived sexual assault I can personally attest to the fact that victims of this criminal behavior remain silent out of fear,if they manage to get to a medical facility they need to not be re-traumatized. "When it happens to you,then,you will know."~Russian Proverb
# 102:
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3:05 pm PST, Jan 7,
Sophie Szeferowicz, France
It is very very very important. |
# 101:
9:31 pm PST, Jan 6,
Liette Pedraza-Tucker, New York
