In this Bell Work Talks Paul Thomas Clements discusses the impact of family member homicide on children including family dynamics and developmental level.

Dr. Paul Thomas Clements is a forensic psychiatric clinical specialist, a Certified Gang Specialist, and Certified in Danger Assessment. Clements has provided hospital consultation for EMT’s, Child Protective Agency personnel, trauma/emergency nurses, psychiatric providers, hospital systems, and corporate executives. Clements has three edited textbooks: Violence against women: Contemporary examination of intimate partner violence, Mental health issues in child maltreatment, and Nursing approach to the evaluation of child maltreatment. Additionally, he has numerous peer review publications and conference presentations regarding stress, trauma, violence and aggression, coping after a violent death, safety promotion, and exposure to interpersonal violence and crime. Clements holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing from The University of Pennsylvania with research and clinical practice that has examined the traumatic presentations and behaviors of victims, including a focus on children, exposed to the homicide. Clements was an inaugural Associate Editor of the Journal of Forensic Nursing from 2005-2012. Clements was recently inducted as a Distinguished Fellow in the Academy of Forensic Nurses.

Resources:

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

Clements, P.T., & Fay-Hillier, T. (2019). The effects of intimate partner violence on children: Navigating targeted therapeutic assessment and intervention. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 40(6), 486-492

Clements, P.T., Seedat, S., & Gibbings, E.N. (2015). Mental health issues in child maltreatment. St. Louis: STM Learning.

Episode 19: Effects of Trauma and Violence on Young Children

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Mark Greene interviews Eric Martin, both of NIJ, about a recent NIJ Journal article regarding the offending patterns of serial violent offenders and how investigating and closing cold cases can apprehend these offenders and prevent future victimization. They discuss the benefits of using advanced investigative methods on all crimes, particularly burglaries, due to the offending progression taken by many serial violent offenders.  It will also discuss factors that lead to the solving difficult cold cases.

Mr. Martin is a social science analyst with the National Institute of Justice, the research, development and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Justice.  NIJ’s mission is to assist state, local and tribal criminal justice agencies with research to inform effective policies and practices.  Mr. Martin supports research on policing, corrections and the forensic sciences.  Prior to coming to NIJ, Mr. Martin was a crime analyst with the DC Metropolitan Police Department.

Resources:

NIJ Journal Article: NIJ Journal Issue 282 | National Institute of Justice (ojp.gov)

NIJ website: Home | National Institute of Justice (ojp.gov)

NIJ NamUs: Justice Department Fights for the Missing | Office of Justice Programs (ojp.gov)

MSU Research on Serial Sexual Offenders: Serial Sexual Assaults: A Longitudinal Examination of Offending Patterns Using DNA Evidence (ojp.gov)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service: New OJP Resources | Office of Justice Programs

 Serial Killer Connections Through Cold Cases | National Institute of Justice (ojp.gov)

Episode 23: Serial Killer Connects through Cold Cases

In this Bell Works Talk, Executive Director, Scott Henderson, discusses the history and evolution of National DEC.  Scott also discusses National DEC's updated mission and vision statement, as well as National DEC's new definition.  Scott discusses how the DEC Approach is being used across the United States, as well as new tools, apps, and other resources that National DEC has to offer.

Lt. (Ret.) Eric Nation, discusses the importance law enforcement involvement in the DEC mission, as well the positive impact the DEC mission has on children, families, and communities.   Eric also discusses the importance and the connection of having Law Enforcement and Forensic Nurses as part of a collaborative DEC alliance.  Eric discusses the importance of early identification of drug endangered children, as well as the importance of a DEC Alliance.

Stacee Read, BA, MSW, discusses the importance of child welfare involvement in the DEC mission, as well as the importance of the DEC mission for communities and disciplines.  Stacee also discusses the importance of collaboration and connection of having Child Welfare and Forensic Nurses as part of a local DEC Alliance.  Stacee discusses the scope of the DEC problem, understanding what community members and professionals should be looking for and who to contact.  Stacee shares about the National DEC Roadmap and Toolkit and how it is used in  developing DEC Alliances by using awareness, implementation, and institutionalization.  Stacee shares the trainings offered by the National DEC.  Stacee wraps things up with the partnership between National DEC and the Academy of Forensic Nursing and the importance of this partnership to being successful.

Scott Henderson, National DEC Executive Director.  Scott joined National DEC on February 24, 2020, as a full-time Executive Director. He brings 21 years of nonprofit executive leadership experience to the organization. For fifteen years he served as the executive director for organizations that provided experiential education, leadership development and developed partnerships with organizations serving children and youth at risk. For the next five years, he served organizations in the transition leading strategic planning, board and staff development and clarifying mission, vision, and service.

Stacee starting working for National DEC as a consultant in November 2011 and then was hired as the Director of DEC Network Development in May 2013.  She is responsible for the development and oversight of State and Tribal DEC Alliances, and she provides technical assistance to National DEC network. Stacee is also an integral member of the training team and has participated in curriculum, online training, and publication development.   Additionally, she has trained thousands of professionals on topics involving child welfare issues, collaboration and multidisciplinary teams, evidence/information collection, local alliance development, and other specific drug issues.

Lieutenant (Retired) Eric Nation began his career in law enforcement in 1994 where he has held numerous positions, Correctional Officer, Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff, as was as 6 years in a undercover narcotics unit and then was Commander of that unit for 5 years.

Resources:

Be sure to visit our website at www.nationaldec.org for current information, resources, publications, and more to assist you! And please contact use anytime at info@nationaldec.org.

Episode 24: Forensic Nursing and Drug Endangered Children (DEC)

In this Bell Work Talk Dr. Dugan will discuss what TBI is, how to screen for it during the forensic medical exam, and considerations for Nurse Forensic Medical Examiners who testify in court.

Dr. Dugan is a Board Certified Pediatrician, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Credentialed Adult/Pediatric Forensic Medical Examiner, General Child Abuse Pediatrician, and Director of Forensic Services of the Shasta Community Forensic Care Team. He is Medical Director of the California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center (CCFMTC) and an instructor for both adult and pediatric Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) training courses. He has been working full time at Shasta Community Health Center in Redding, CA since 2012.  His areas of expertise include Child and Family Maltreatment, ACEs, Physical/Sexual/Emotional Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Strangulation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Elder Abuse, and Human Trafficking.  After taking charge of the pediatric sexual assault medical team in 2016, Dr. Dugan founded the SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect) program in 2017.  He authored the SCAN policy that was implemented at many hospitals and clinics across the north state. Dr. Dugan expanded the program to include adults in 2019 and is the founder of the Shasta Community Forensic Care Team. He is a founding member of the Children's Legacy Center, the first Child Advocacy Center in Shasta County.  He is the Board Chair of Pathways to Hope for Children aka the Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council. He is the founder of the Strangulation/Domestic Violence Clinic at One Safe Place. Dr. Dugan is a member of the Helfer Society and the Medical Advisory Committee for the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention. Within the institute he has conducted several nationwide and international trainings on Strangulation and Traumatic Brain Injury.  Dr. Dugan also serves as the Medical Director for the Siskiyou, Shasta, and Tehama Sexual Assault Response Teams.  In 2021, Dr. Dugan received the Neal Snyder Outstanding Service Award from the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.

Episode 26: TBI for the SANE

In this Bell Work Talks, Coroner O’Neal will discuss the role of nurses in the medicolegal death investigation professions.  Coroner O’Neal will discuss her background and training which led to her election as the Charleston County Coroner in November of 2020, the importance of nurses in this profession and her role as the President of the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME)

Bobbi Jo O'Neal, a Registered Nurse and a Board-Certified Fellow with the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, has served in the Coroner’s Office since 1998, including serving as Chief Deputy Coroner from 2011-2020. She was elected Charleston County Coroner in 2020.

With her leadership, the Charleston County Coroner’s Office is one of only 26 coroner offices in the country that is accredited by the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners. Additionally, as a grant writer for the Coroner's Office, O'Neal has successfully brought in over $840k in funds to Charleston County.

O’Neal is the President of the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners and serves on the Executive Committee for the Lowcountry Healthcare Coalition, which has taken a lead in the coronavirus preparation and response locally.

An experienced emergency room nurse, O'Neal received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is and has been actively involved in the specialty of forensic nursing, first in the area of sexual assault and then as a death investigator.

She is a member of the National Association of Medical Examiners, a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Science, a member of the South Carolina Coroner's Association, and a member of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science Medicolegal Death Investigation subcommittee among others.  

A former Director-at-Large for the International Association of Forensic Nurses, O'Neal is the author of the book "Investigating Infant Deaths" and has had the unfortunate distinction of working the mass fatalities of the Charleston Super Store fire and the Emanuel AME church mass shooting.

Resources: 
The International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME), www.theiacme.org

American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI), www.abmdi.org 

Death Investigation: A Guide to Scene Investigators  https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles/167568.pdf

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Investigation Reporting Form
https://www.cdc.gov/sids/SUIDRF.htm

Episode 27: The Role of a Nurse Coroner

In this Bell Works Talks, Dr. Tanner will identify and explain the four major approaches adult sex offenders use to groom and manipulate child victims. Regardless of your profession, anyone who works with victims or perpetrators will come away with a deeper understanding of critical elements of the grooming process and how it relates to their occupation.

Dr. Tanner has been a justice system professional since 1970. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois with specialties in Cognitive Social Psychology, Sociology of Law, and Evaluation Research.  His applied experience includes operating secure detention facilities, halfway houses for juveniles and adults, day reporting centers, probation/parole services, intensive treatment programs, and computer forensics.   His primary interests are the adaptation of cognitive sciences in treatment of offender populations, secondary trauma, cyber crime analysis, and improving the efficacy of sex offender management. He is an internationally recognized authority on sex offender management and sex offenders in a digital world.  He is court qualified as an Expert Witness in the areas of Cognitive Sets and Grooming Strategies of Sex Offenders, Corrections, and Computer Forensics. He additionally serves as an invited member of the Europol Panel of Experts on Child Exploitation and was the recipient of the American Probation and Parole Association’s University of Cincinnati Award in Corrections in 2017 for his life-time contributions to corrections in the US and Canada.

Dr. Tanner has presented hundreds of seminars and workshops for the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Probation and Parole Association, Center for Sex Offender Management, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), Crimes Against Children Conference, Conference on Crimes Against Women, Probation/Parole Departments in 32 states, Irish Penal Reform Trust, Northern Ireland Police Service, U.K.’s National Policing Improvement Agency, Correctional Services of Victoria Australia, Correctional Services of Australian Capital Territory, Mental Health Organizations in 13 states, Child Advocacy Centers in 12 states, Child Welfare agencies in 15 states, and a wide variety of private organizations.

Resources:

Exploring Sex Offender Grooming by Jim Tanner, Ph.D. and Stephen Brake, Ph.D.   http://www.kbsolutions.com/Grooming.pdf  

Colorado Special Conditions Report, Jim Tanner, Ph.D. 
http://www.kbsolutions.com/SAC.pdf 

Additional materials found on Dr. Tanner’s website, available at: 
http://www.kbsolutions.com/html/resources.html

Episode 29: Sex Offender Grooming of Child Victims

In this Bell Work Talk, Dr. Clements discusses the traumatic responses – both obvious and subtle – that repeated exposure to current national events (shootings at schools, hospitals, churches, places of employment) can have on the daily lives of those exposed directly or through ongoing media coverage. He discusses the importance of a significant shift toward providing self-care and care for others (especially children) to minimize traumatic affective impact and to maintain healthy daily living.

Dr. Paul Thomas Clements is a forensic psychiatric clinical specialist, a Certified Gang Specialist, and Certified in Danger Assessment. Clements has provided hospital consultation for EMT’s, Child Protective Agency personnel, trauma/emergency nurses, psychiatric providers, hospital systems, and corporate executives - each regarding vulnerability risk assessment, bullying, and decreasing the number of violent incidents in the workplace. Clements has three textbooks: Violence against women: Contemporary examination of intimate partner violence, Mental health issues in child maltreatment, and Nursing approach to the evaluation of child maltreatment. Additionally, he currently has a forthcoming book:  Gender violence across the spectrum: A trauma-informed approach. 

Dr. Clements has numerous peer review publications and conference presentations regarding stress, trauma, violence and aggression, coping after violent death, safety promotion, and exposure to interpersonal violence and crime. Clements has also spent time in Bolivia, working with provincial judges, prosecutors and forensic psychologists regarding enhanced assessment and intervention with children victimized by sexual aggression and other forms of violence.

Clements holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing from The University of Pennsylvania with research and clinical practice that have examined the traumatic presentations and behaviors of children exposed to the homicide of a family member or other forms of violent crime and death. Clements was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses in 2002, and more recently, as a Distinguished Fellow in the Academy of Forensic Nurses in 2021.

Resources:

Disaster distress helpline  1-822-985-5990

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline

Episode 32: Care During Chaos: Navigating Self-Care during Era of Repeated National Traumatic Events

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Farst will discuss common challenges faced in courtroom settings by medical providers when presenting the facts that the majority of children who have been sexually abused will not have residual visible physical injuries on examination. This could include being summoned to pre-trial hearings, formulating strategies to explain the issue to judges/jurors and use of published articles to mis-represent the established standard of care that the absence of physical findings does not discount the possibility of prior sexual abuse.

Dr. Farst has worked as a child abuse pediatrician with the Team for Children at Risk at Arkansas Children’s Hospital since 2004. She completed undergraduate and medical school training at Texas Tech University. Following residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics, she was in primary care private practice for 3 years. During this time, she served as a volunteer medical provider for a community-based CAC and decided to pursue child abuse pediatrics as a career. After completing a fellowship in child abuse pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital she returned to practice at AR Children’s Hospital and now serves as the medical director for the Team for Children at Risk and is a professor of pediatrics with the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 

Dr. Farst has provided numerous local and national presentations regarding the medical evaluation and management of child abuse and neglect and directs the Support for Health Involved Professionals at Safety Centers for the CAC’s of Arkansas.

Resources:

* Adams J, et al. Interpretation of Medical Findings in Suspected Child Sexual Abuse: An Update for 2018. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018. Jun;31(3):225-231 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29294380/  (open access)

* Hornor G. A normal ano-genital exam: Sexual abuse or not? J Pediatr Health Care 2010;24(3).

* Smith T. Anogenital Findings in 3569 Pediatric Examinations for Sexual Abuse/Assault. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018;31:79e83

* Kotze. Child sexual abuse: The significance of the history and testifying on non-confirmatory findings. PHCFM, 2019 https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1954/3152  (open access)

* Frasier and Makoroff. Medical evidence and expert testimony in child sexual abuse. Juv and Family Court Journal 2006;57(1)

Episode 35: Normal is still Normal in Child Sexual Abuse (even if Daubert and Frye disagree)

In this Bell Work Talks Dr. Goolsby discusses the processed used to develop consensus recommendations for healthcare in mass shootings. This project was based in part on the fact that in 2021 702 people died in mass shooting incidents in the US. To define best healthcare response to these incidents, the Uniformed Services University’s National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health hosted a consensus conference of emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians, emergency medicine physicians (EM), and surgeons who provided medical response to six of the nation’s largest recent mass shootings. The eight recommendations addressed readiness training, public education, triage, communication, patient tracking, medical records, family reunification, and mental health services for responders.

Craig Goolsby, MD, MEd, MHCDS, FACEP is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a member of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation’s First Aid Task Force, the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, and is a leader in medical education and military-to-civilian knowledge transfer, particularly for the Stop the Bleed Campaign. His multi-million-dollar research portfolio has focused on bleeding control, tourniquet usage, first aid and public response, mass casualty incidents, and developing novel educational programs and tools. Dr. Goolsby is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (BS), an AOA graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine (MD), earned his Master of Education in the Health Professions degree from Johns Hopkins University, and completed a Master of Healthcare Delivery Science degree at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. He has received many awards celebrating his work. Dr. Goolsby served in the Uniformed Services University’s Department of Military and Emergency Medicine for a decade prior to his current position. He also previously served as an active-duty military officer, including two tours as the flight commander and medical director of the Air Force’s emergency department in Balad, Iraq. Dr. Goolsby is the author or co-author of more than 70 peer-reviewed articles, chapters, editorials, and other scholarly publications. He is a board-certified, practicing emergency physician.

Resources:

Goolsby, Craig MD, MEd, FACEP1; Schuler, Keke PhD2; Krohmer, Jon MD3; Gerstner, David N EMT-P4; Weber, Nancy W DO, MBA, FACOEP, FACEP5; Slattery, David E MD, FACEP, FAEMS6; Kuhls, Deborah A MD, FACS, FCCM, FRCST (Hon)7; Kirsch, Thomas D MD, MPH, FACEP8. Mass Shootings in America: Consensus Recommendations for Healthcare Response. Journal of the American College of Surgeons: July 18, 2022 - Volume - Issue - 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000312
doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000312

Episode 36: Mass Shootings in America: Consensus Recommendations for Healthcare Response

In this episode, Dr. Faugno discusses how an occupational therapist can help in the identification and inform treatment for non-fatal strangulate victims’ lives who have been unjustly disrupted by traumatic events.

Dr. Rebecca Faugno is an occupational therapist who has a vested interest in recent developments within the domestic violence populations and how OT can be an integral part of the recognition and treatment of trauma experiences. 

As an occupational therapist, Dr. Faugno holds insight into the assessment and treatment of neurological, social-emotional, psychological, and physical aspects that affect meaningful occupations in our lives and those roles and responsibilities that get unjustly disrupted after traumatic events. 

Dr. Faugno has worked with patients with acquired brain injury and find that each individual’s effects on their lives are not only unique but the lasting neurological and neuromuscular effects present differently depending upon where the injury manifested and the duration of time the brain went without oxygen. She is an active follower of the strangulation institute and keeps current with developments and research on the studies of neurological conditions impacted by nonfatal strangulation. 

Resources:

The effects of intimate partner violence and probable traumatic brain injury on central nervous system symptoms. Journal of Women’s Health - https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2016.6311

Faugno, D. Interview with forensic nurse examiner and author Diana Faugno [personal interview]. June 4, 2021.

Domestic violence and nonfatal strangulation assessment: For health care providers and first responders. STM Learning, Inc.

Enhancing independence in women experiencing domestic violence and possible brain injury. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 20(1), 49-79. DOI: 10.1300/J004v20n01_03

Occupational therapy’s role with victims of domestic violence: Assessment and intervention. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1300/J004v16n03_04
  
Traumatic brain injury and PTSD symptoms as a consequence of intimate partner violence. Comprehensive Psychiatry, https://doi-org.prx-usa.lirn.net/10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.01.007

Occupational Needs and Goals of Survivors of Domestic Violence. Occupational Therapy In Health Care, https://doi.org/10.3109/07380577.2015.1109741

Traumatic brain injury in intimate partner violence: A critical review of outcomes and mechanisms. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838011404251

Knowledge and perspectives of domestic violence service providers about survivors with mental health disability. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-019-00053-3

Intimate Partner Violence, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Social Work: Moving Forward. Social Work,. Retrieved from
http://search.ebscohost.com.prx-usa.lirn.net/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.544223479&site=eds-live

Provider perceptions and domestic violence (DV) survivor experiences of traumatic and anoxic-hypoxic brain injury: Implications for DV advocacy service provision. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2019.1591562

The Case for Mandatory Training on Screening for Domestic Violence in the Wake of the Affordable Care Act. 17, 28. Patton F.J. (2017). Domestic violence, concussion injuries, and the imaging professional’s role in identifying traumatic brain injury. Radiologic Technology. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.prx-usa.lirn.net/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=124995454&site=eds-live

Unilateral anoxic brain injury secondary to strangulation identified on conventional and arterial spin-labeled perfusion imaging. Radiology Case Reports,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2018.02.004

Non-fatal strangulation: in physical and sexual assault [Handout]. Produced on behalf of the © Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine (FFLM) for HOPE International.

The Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention Alliance.

Episode 39: Occupational Therapy: Treatment of non-fatal strangulation anoxic brain injury

In this episode, Dr Thimsen describes the prevalence and incidence of forced organ harvesting that is occurring around the world. She describes how human rights and ethical violations are taking place against spiritual followers, based on their beliefs. Join us to learn about the crime against humanity and what you can do to respond.

Dr Kathleen Thimsen has demonstrated her expertise, leadership, and dedication in the successful implementation of action-focused research projects focused on specialty populations over the course of her career. 

She has also been a pioneer in advancing forensic nursing and has a research and clinical consulting practice in elder abuse, neglect, and homicide investigations nationally. 

Dr Thimsen is an Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program for the School of Nursing at University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Episode 40: Forced Organ Harvesting: An evolving issue for Forensic Nurses

In this podcast , Deborah Pierce and Doctor Jeremy Ackerman discuss how they got involved in tactical medicine and the types of training and education that is required to serve in this position.

Deborah is an RN With multiple trauma certifications and is a certified emergency nurse . She has experience in trauma centers and emergency rooms . She has three years experience as the swat team nurse and is also a sworn law enforcement officer. Doctor Ackerman has years of experience as an emergency room doctor at a level 1 trauma center. He has been the medical director for the swat team for over five years now. He is a  sworn law enforcement as well . He serves on many boards and committees including The TCC Guidelines committee.

Episode 41: Swat team nurse

In this Bell Works Talks, Pam Marcus will discuss the importance of assessing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) when predicting the risk for suicide.

Ms. Marcus is an Advanced Practice Nurse Psychotherapist in Private Practice in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She provides psychotherapy to individuals and families experiencing a variety of diagnoses, such as Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, Personality Disorders, Gender Dysphoria, Substance Use Disorder and Affect Disorders.  Her area of interest is to prevent feelings or thoughts of suicidal by addressing the hopelessness and powerlessness often experienced by these individuals.  

Ms. Marcus is currently a Professor of Nursing at Prince George’s Community College.  She was the former Clinical Director for the Crisis Response System where she provided direct patient care as well as clinical supervision for the mobile crisis dispatch team; urgent care clinic; Intensive Family in Home Team; and telephone triage for crisis intervention. 

Ms. Marcus lectures and consults extensively on psychiatric nursing.  She has authored many chapters in several Psychiatric Mental Health nursing textbooks. She has authored two Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing skills, Mosby/Elsevier Nursing Skills Online and is a content expert. Ms. Marcus presently serves on the Peer Review Committee for the periodical Journal of Addictions Nursing: A Journal for the Prevention and Management of Addictions. She has provided peer review on continuing education programs for American Psychiatric Nursing Association.  Ms. Marcus provides content expert evaluations for InterQual by McKesson, Clinical Practice Guidelines.  Ms. Marcus is currently participating in the American Psychiatric Association’s initiative Quality Measures.

Ms. Marcus was awarded the national honor of Excellence in Practice – Advanced Practice by American Psychiatric Nurses Association, November 2012.

Resources:

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
 	https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/
 	https://harvardcenter.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ACEsInfographic_080218.pdf  (ACEs graphic)
 	National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention

Episode 42: Assessment for Risk of Suicide: Please Measure the Aces

In this Bell Work Talks, AFN’s very own School and Public Health Nurse Special Interest Group members discuss their maverick workings of addressing the need and desire to implement forensic education into school nursing practice and improving the identification, response, and care of students impacted by violence.

Jen has been a nurse since 1999. She has worked in multiple health care settings including Med-Surg, ICU, Critical care, Acute care, Pediatrics, Emergency Room, Management, Home Health, and School Nursing. She served in the United States Air Force as a nurse.  In 2008, she obtained her MSN from the Beth-El College of Nursing at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs as a Forensic Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Forensic Certificate in Death Scene and Investigation. 

Jen has served as an educator/consultant for the US Air Force Academy Response Team and has been a member of several forensic task forces to include sexual assault, elder abuse, and gangs. She is a member of the Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN) and International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and is certified as a Sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) in both Adult/Adolescent and Pediatrics. From 2009-2011, she served as President-Elect, President, and Past President for the Colorado Chapter of IAFN. She also updated several forensic policies within the military and hospital setting and has presented several forensic topics such as sexual assault, interpersonal violence, filicide, medical-forensic care, non-accidental pediatric trauma, and non-fatal strangulation across multiple healthcare settings. 

Jen currently works as a SANE at Denver Health Medical Center and is the chairperson for the school and public health nurse special interest group for AFN. Her vision is to introduce medical-forensic care to the school and public health setting to initiate prevention, early intervention, and support the need and expand the role of forensic nursing.

Amanda obtained her AND degree in 2016. She is currently employed with Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis, IN as a school nurse. Prior to this, Amanda was a nurse for pediatric private practice. Amanda also has a degree in Early Childhood Education with 19 years of experience and completed her BSN at the University of Indianapolis in 2022. Amanda became a member of AFN in 2019 with the intend of becoming a members of the School and Public Health Special Interest Group in order to promote early intervention practices in the school setting. Amanda is a child passenger safety technician (CPST) and is passionate about pediatric/adolescent health.

Kristin Beers, MSN, RN, SANE has been a nurse in Central Kentucky for over 35 years. Her varied background in Orthopedics, Neurosciences, Pediatrics, Case Management, Home Infusion and Utilization Review prepared her for her most favorite specialties, School Nursing and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE).

Kristin became familiar with sexual assault response teams (SART) and SANE nursing while in graduate school and she was a hospital advocate for several years which allowed her to observe multiple levels of care before she became a SANE in 2017. She has used her experience as a student, an advocate and a SANE to develop presentations regarding the intersectionality of healthcare, forensics, and social emotional healing. She likes to think that her SANE clinic is where the healing begins.

Kristin is currently employed by an elementary school in central Kentucky and the Lexington SANE Program housed at the Lexington Division of Police in Lexington, Kentucky.

Resources:

https://goafn.thinkific.com/- School nurse boot camp
https://www.goafn.org/- Info about AFN and SIG

Episode 43: Bridging the Gap Between the Nursing Forensic Field and the School Nurse Setting

In this episode, Dr. Inaba discusses the history and importance of STOP THE BLEED®. From its origins in the military to its lifesaving ability for everyday injuries, STOP THE BLEED® can help anyone be prepared to respond in an emergency. Dr. Inaba shares why STOP THE BLEED® is important for forensic nurses and their patients, and how to learn more about the program and get trained.

Kenji Inaba MD, FACS, FRCSC, is Chair of the American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED® Steering Committee. He is a Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery, the General Surgery Program Director, and the Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Inaba is also Chief Surgeon and a sworn reserve officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Resources:

STOP THE BLEED® website: https://www.stopthebleed.org/
STOP THE BLEED® online interactive course: https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/online-course/ 
STOP THE BLEED® in-person course search: https://cms.bleedingcontrol.org/class/search 
History of STOP THE BLEED®: https://www.stopthebleed.org/our-story/

Episode 44: STOP THE BLEED®: What forensic nurses & patients need to know about this lifesaving prog

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Rosenblatt discusses personal experience and proven training strategies that are making a difference in human trafficking and domestic violence.

Dr. Rosenblatt is an Author, Consultant, Trainer and Public Speaker. Board Member-There Is HOPE For Me, Inc.(2011). Dr. Kat created a nonprofit from survivors to survivors™ of human trafficking providing peer mentoring, rescue and restoration, operating in Florida. She has over ten-years of experience empowering survivors of sex & labor trafficking and domestic violence. She has created survivor empowerment workshops and led support groups for adults and minor survivors of sex and labor trafficking. She is an international trainer and speaker. She has developed a human trafficking wheel and assessment tool identifying trafficking within schools. She has created a survivor leadership life coaching program. Dr. Kat has written two books on human trafficking. Dr. Kat has been featured in the Vatican News in 2021 as well as several other articles and news stories worldwide. Research conducted in collaboration with the Thorn Foundation on their 2015 & 2018 studies. Dr. Kat also has a personal testimony of overcoming human trafficking and abuse from the time she was just 13 years of age to 17. Throughout her early life, she experienced several trafficking experiences, each one leaving her with more wounds, abuses, and addictions; recruited first at a hotel in Miami Beach to meet the demands of sex tourists, then through a friend in her middle school to a more organized crime trafficking ring in Miami run by notorious drug lords. After escaping her initial trafficking experiences and drug addiction, she found herself pregnant by a Colombian Cartel family member which soon led her to marry into a domestic violence relationship. This ended in a twenty-year abusive marriage where Kat says that ‘Leaving was harder than staying in that relationship and family’. With so many triumphs over unbeatable obstacles, Dr. Kat is now a much sought-after speaker and trainer in the areas of human trafficking and domestic violence as well as an inspirational leader to women everywhere.

Resources:

Dr. Kat’s books may be purchased at: https://www.thereishopeforme.org/stolen-the-book/

Stolen: The True Story of a Sex Trafficking Survivor (Baker Publishing)

Trafficking in America : The Most Undetected Human Rights Violation of Our Time (Lambert Publishing).

There Is HOPE For Me, Inc

Speaker Website:www.DrKat.net
Bookings: info@DrKat.net Nonprofit Website:

Episode 45: There is Hope for me

In this Bell Work Talks, Dr. Joyce Williams discusses how standards impact professional practice, what the main purpose is and how it directs professional nursing practice. 

This is followed by a review of the forensic nursing subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC), whose goal is to strengthen the discipline’s use of forensic science by drafting standards related to all forms of violence. The team structure strives to provide a robust analysis of each aspect of forensic nursing care that leaves no unanswered questions when caring for a victim of violence and the prosecution of a case.

Dr. Joyce Williams received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Tennessee in forensic nursing. Focusing on injury prevention, her research includes swabbing of the mouth for forensic DNA and reducing combat morbidity and mortality through improved protective armor for the military members. She is an active member of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT). As a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing she serves on the expert panels: violence and quality health care. 

She chairs the forensic nursing subcommittee for OSAC (Organization of Scientific Area Committees), and the Forensic Nursing Science Section in the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS). She is a reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Nursing and Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice. Additional service includes the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force Victim Services Committee, the Baltimore County Human Trafficking work group, educator for medical providers on identification and protocols to use with trafficked individuals, and Board member - Partnership for a Safer Maryland.

Episode 46: A Look at Standards, the Organization of Scientific Area Committees

In this Bell Work Talk, Pam Marcus discusses a comprehensive assessment of an individual who is potentially violent, using the Brøset Violent Checklist as well as interventions that can reduce this dangerous behavior.

Ms. Marcus is an Advanced Practice Nurse Psychotherapist in Private Practice in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She provides psychotherapy to individuals and families experiencing a variety of diagnoses, such as Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, Personality Disorders, Gender Dysphoria, Substance Use Disorder and Affect Disorders.  

Resources:

Please contact Kathy Bell at kbell@afnmail.org if you would like the list of resources.

Episode 47: Assessment And Prevention of Violence: How to Care for Angry Patients

In this Bell Work Talk, Dr. Neville and Julia Bonfim discuss the emergent public health threat regarding the infiltration of the adulterant xylazine in illicit drugs. A brief overview of the opioid epidemic worsened by fentanyl will be discussed and the impact of the adulterant xylazine will be presented. The historical development of xylazine use, identification of potential xylazine use and implications for nursing practice will be presented.

Kathleen Neville is associate dean for graduate studies and research at Seton Hall University College of Nursing in Nutley, New Jersey, and principal investigator of two Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants, the Seton Hall University and Hackensack School of Medicine Expanded Interprofessional Medication-Assistant Treatment Training Program. This grant is designed to train medical, nurse practitioner and physician assistant students to provide medication assisted treatment to individuals with opioid use disorders.

Julia Bonfim is the project coordinator overseeing the grant to train nurse practitioners and physician assistant students at Seton Hall University and Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and medical students at the Hackensack School of Medicine in Nutley, New Jersey, to treat individuals with opioid use disorders.

Resources:

Manuscript: Infiltration of xylazine in illicit fentanyl, By Kathleen Neville, PhD, RN, FAAN and Julia Bonfim, MPA, published in American Nurse Journal. 2023; 18(11). Doi: 10.51256/ANJ112340, © 2023 HealthCom Media. All rights reserved. Link to manuscript: https://www.myamericannurse.com/infiltration-of-xylazine-in-illicit-fentanyl/

Episode 48: Infiltration of xylazine in illicit fentanyl use

In this Bell Work Talk, Dr. Clements and Ms. Varto will discuss that it is important to continually educate forensic nurses with evolving forensic nursing science, as forensic nursing now approaches being a formally established specialty for 30 years (American Nurses Association recognized Forensic Nursing as a specialty in 1995), it is additionally incumbent for our members to educate others, both interprofessionally and intraprofessionally. As the unique base of forensic nursing science continues to expand, it is critically important for our professional members to share that information to enhance nursing care to both victims and offenders across all settings – not just those settings that may be specifically or directly considered to be “forensic” in nature.  This podcast provides several case examples of how forensic nursing knowledge was shared with other healthcare professionals, both intra and inter professionally, in order to heighten awareness toward enhanced and targeted assessment and intervention for patients in healthcare scenarios that may not have necessarily been considered to be acutely forensic, yet, certainly could have medico-legal implications.

Paul Thomas Clements is a forensic psychiatric clinical specialist, a Certified Gang Specialist, and Certified in Danger Assessment. Practicing in the forensic nursing arena for over 30 years, Clements has provided consultation for hospital systems, EMTs, Child Protective Agency personnel, trauma/emergency nurses, psychiatric providers, academic and corporate settings – each regarding vulnerability risk assessment, target-hardening, and decreasing the number of violent incidents in the workplace, as well as bullying and the subsequent sequelae. Clements has provided consultation to public school systems and other child-related agencies related to child abuse assessment, and also related to the aftermath of violence and/or violent death (including homicide of a child and gang-related deaths) for teachers and other classmates. Clements has three upcoming edited textbooks: Gender Violence Across the Spectrum: A Trauma-Informed Approach, Mental Health Issues in Child Maltreatment: A New Perspective, and Violence Against Women: Contemporary Examination of Domestic Violence.  Additionally, he has numerous peer-review publications, and a significant number of conference presentations – nationally and internationally – that address assessment and intervention related to the neurobiology of trauma, interpersonal violence and aggression, coping after a violent death, safety assessment, and exposure to interpersonal violence and crime.

Nurse Practitioner Hannah Varto works in and led the development of Canada’s only outpatient, rapid access specialty clinic providing medical-forensic care to survivors of recent violence. She is an instructor for the local post-secondary forensic health sciences department and a co-investigator in a number of research studies specific to brain injury from head impacts and strangulation in survivors of recent violence.

Episode 49: Translating Forensic Nursing Science to the Larger Healthcare Community

In this Bell Work Talk, Dr. Francine Bono-Neri, who is the Co-founder and President of Nurses United Against Human Trafficking, will discuss the vital work of this professional association and how the need is dire to get Anti-Human Trafficking Training into not only state mandated continuing education, but its incorporation into prelicensure nursing education. She will discuss the massive intersection of human trafficking with healthcare and how we, as healthcare professionals, are failing this population.

Dr. Francine Bono-Neri, a proud member of the nursing profession for 32 years, is a pediatric nurse practitioner, academic nurse educator, trained sexual assault nurse examiner, researcher, published author, invited speaker, health policy advocate, and nurse leader. She served as a Director-at-Large for the American Nurses Association for the State of New York, and as President for the Long Island Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Bono-Neri is the recipient of the prestigious Jane Eleanor Knox N.E.F. National Scholarship, and was awarded a Nassau County Legislature Citation for her extraordinary efforts in serving her former hometown community. Dr. Bono-Neri is the Co-founder and President of Nurses United Against Human Trafficking, P.A., a professional association created for the sole purpose of abolishing modern-day slavery by educating, equipping, and empowering healthcare professionals on anti-trafficking measures.

Resources:

www.nuaht.org

www.nursesunitedagainsthumantrafficking.org

Nursing students' knowledge of and exposure to human trafficking 
content in undergraduate curricula - ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0260691723002149?via%3Dihub

Recently Established Scholarships (n-e-f.org) https://n-e-f.org/about-us/recently-established-scholarships.html

Episode 50: Addressing the Intersection of Human Trafficking in Healthcare

In this Bell Work Talk, Dr. Bhattarai discusses the impacts of mindfulness practices on forensic nurses. This podcast offers a range of practical tools that forensic nurses can incorporate into their daily clinical practices and personal lives.

Dr. Bhattarai is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Nursing at Texas A&M University. She has an academic background in nursing, psychology, and rehabilitation counseling. With expertise in mental health, mindfulness, and well-being research in people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, Dr. Bhattarai has expanded her research focus to the crucial intersection of mindful self-care and the unique needs of forensic nurses. As she delved deeper into her research and engaged with various populations, it became increasingly evident that forensic nurses could greatly benefit from mindfulness-based self-care. She recently led a comprehensive narrative review exploring the potential benefits of mindfulness among forensic nurses. Her paper provided a diverse array of practical mindfulness tools for forensic nurses. She is dedicated to designing mindfulness-based self-care strategies and integrating mindfulness practices within forensic nursing education. 

Resources:

Bhattarai, M., Clements, P. T., & Downing, N. R. (2023). Mindfulness-based self-care for forensic nurses: A professional lifestyle approach. Journal of Forensic Nursing. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000456

Episode 51: Mindfulness-based Tools for Forensic Nurses

In this Bell Work Talk, Hillary Benanzer, data analyst at TAT, will discuss the realities of human trafficking; the role of key industries and agencies in the anti-human trafficking movement; and how individuals can fight this crime as professionals and as community members.

Benanzer completed her master’s degree in criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati, with a concentration in law enforcement and crime prevention. At the University of Cincinnati, she contributed research efforts to the field of human trafficking and published research on county-level correlates of human trafficking arrest levels in the state. In her role as data analyst for TAT, Benanzer collects, analyzes and disseminates relevant data to enhance TAT’s training materials and facilitate systems change. Along with educating on the realities of human trafficking, she works to navigate development and collaboration with colleagues to implement TAT's vision across the nation.

Resources:

TAT Training Library
https://tatnonprofit.org/training-library/

Community Resources: 
https://tatnonprofit.org/community-resources/

TAT App:
http://bit.ly/TATApp

Episode 52: The Realities of Human Trafficking and How It Can be Combated

Since each forensic nurse brings a wide-ranging background of experience and expertise, the Bell Work Talks are intended to engage the professional and set the tone for enhancing forensic practice in an array of clinical settings. 

These pod cast presentations (which will additionally be archived for flexibility of viewing) will be conducted by professional practitioners selected to provide evidence-based real-time information regarding practice approaches for contemporary trends and issues that challenge forensic nurses. The majority of presentations will be very time-limited and with content presented in a concentrated format.  Specifically, these will provide critical highlights for practice

Ms. Bell joined the Tulsa Police Department in 1994. She provides the day to day operations management of the forensic nurse examiner programs. She is responsible for development of replication strategies and training programs that will facilitate other communities in providing forensic nurse examiner services. Ms. Bell is a forensic nurse, performing sexual assault (across the lifespan), drug endangered children, domestic violence, and elder abuse examinations in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is designated Distinguished Fellow and Board member of the Academy of Forensic Nursing.

At the end of this presentation the listener will: Know the development and intent of the Bell Work Talks.

Episode 1: Bell Work Talks Podcasts

About the Presenters:

Ms. Faugno is a Founding Board Director for End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) She is a member of the Board of Directors for the California American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. She is the current president of the Academy of Forensic Nurses as well as a retired-fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Science and a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses.

Dr. Speck is a Professor and Coordinator of the graduate Advanced Forensic Nursing program, serving on the DNP and PhD faculty. She is internationally recognized as a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (1984-present) and expert in advanced forensic nursing care of patients experiencing an intersection with the legal system. She is the past-president of IAFN (2004-5), is the recipient of over 25 awards, and received the lifetime Professional Impact Award from End Violence Against Women International in 2017. Dr. Speck consults nationally and internationally with governments, universities, institutions, and non-governmental organizations to evaluate and implement infrastructure change in response to violence.

Episode 2: A Conversation About Early Forensic Nursing

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN is Professor and Anna D. Wolf Chair at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. Campbell’s major area of research is violence against women and associated physical and mental health outcomes, including intimate partner homicide, traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, and abuse during pregnancy. She is committed to the collaborative development and testing of interventions for women exposed to violence in the health care, VA, advocacy and judicial systems in the US and globally. She developed and tested the Danger Assessment risk of DV lethality instrument and collaborated on evaluating interventions based on it, interventions that can help end health inequities for marginalized women. Dr. Campbell has mentored an amazingly talented and committed group of interdisciplinary scholars in research on violence against women who have collaborated in conducting her more than 12 major research studies and producing her more than 250 publications and seven books, including the 2017 version of Assessing Dangerousness and the 2011 Family Violence and Nursing Practice.  

For more information on the Danger Assessment and to download the Danger Assessment Tool and DA5 please visit the following web page: https://www.dangerassessment.org/DATools.aspx

Episode 3: Strangulation and Traumatic Injury: What Forensic Nurses Need to Know

Joanne L. Davis, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at The University of Tulsa, Director of the Trauma Research: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment Center, and Co-Director of The University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma, Adversity, and Injustice.  Dr. Davis’ research focuses on the treatment of nightmares and sleep problems in trauma-exposed individuals as well as on prevention efforts to impact the prevalence and impact of interpersonal trauma.  She is the developer of a cognitive behavioral treatment targeting nightmares and sleep problems, Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy, and has conducted research to evaluate its efficacy for the past 18 years. She is a trainer for the Army Medical Education Division for treatment approaches for insomnia and nightmares. 

Davis, J.L. (2009). Treating post-trauma nightmares: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach. Springer Publishing Company.

Episode 4: Sweet Dreams: Treating Trauma-Related Nightmares

Andrea began teaching diving with Dr. Lee Somers and Karl Huggins at the University of Michigan’s Scientific Diving Program. She served as a Diving Safety Officer for the American Museum of Natural History’s Animal Behavior Research Department, and had three research papers published by the age of 22. She took her first diving rescue course at age 16 with Walt Butch Hendrick. Since that time she has become Vice President of Lifeguard Systems Inc. and RIPTIDE Inc, course director and instructor trainer, published author, public speaker, award winner, program designer, and is one of the leading trainers in the international water rescue and recovery industries today.

Andrea teaches hundreds of police, fire, EMS, military, and USCG personnel annually throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Caribbean.

For further information and resources, please visit:

teamlgs.com/

www.rip-tide.org/

Episode 5: Aquatic Sex Abuse Crimes

In this Bell Work Talks, Senior Specialist Agent (Retired) Russell W. Strand discusses that contrary to popular belief, sexual assaults committed against males are not an uncommon occurrence. 

In fact, in the military, more victims of sexual violence are male. In civilian world, 1 in 6 boys and men have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.  1 in 6 is a significant number.  And we need shift our movement to include and to address these complicated needs as male victimization can and does have a profound effect, not only on the victim but on their friends, their families and the people with whom they share love.

Senior Special Agent (Retired) Russell W. Strand, is a co-founder & creative visionary for Strand Squared LLC. As a consultant, educator and trainer, he provides consultation, systems auditing, training, education and assistance to agencies and service providers around the world.

As a career law enforcement professional, trainer, educator, writer, and consultant, Russ has distinguished himself as an integral member of the criminal justice community. 

He began his law enforcement career in 1975 as a military police officer, and then worked as a military police investigator until retiring 22 years later as a senior special agent in the United States Army Criminal Investigations Command. After his first retirement, Russ appointed the Chief of the U.S. Army Military Police Behavioral Sciences Education & Training Division where he worked for 20 years before retiring in 2016.

Russ is widely recognized for his contributions to the field.  He was selected to receive the 2012 End Violence Against Women International Visionary Award in recognition of his impact, vision and leadership in ending violence against women around the world. He was selected by the Secretary of Defense to serve on the Congressionally mandated Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault as a member of the Comparative Systems Subcommittee.

Russ was inducted into the United States Army Military Police Regimental Hall of Fame.

Russ is unconditionally dedicated to continue his work to build a world that doesn’t currently exist. A world in which every victim of abuse and trauma has confidence in reporting their experience and has a genuine voice that is truly heard.  A world in which all professionals responding to trauma and abuse are properly educated and feel confident in all they do. And a world in which we significantly reduce or eliminate all forms of criminal violence and abuse.

Resources:

https://1in6.org/

https://1in6.org/get-information/bristlecone/about-bristlecone/

https://www.scu.edu/wellness/violence-prevention/male-victims-of-sexual-violence/

https://justiceclearinghouse.com/resource/male-victims-of-sexual-assault-best-practices-for-justice-professionals/

Episode 9: Men Too: Considerations of the Male Victim

In this Bell Work Talks, Shannon provides an update on contraception use trends and contraceptive patient care, including how the reproductive justice movement is influencing birth control counseling methodology. She will discuss the impact of Covid19 on access and patient care guidelines. And, finally highlight new contraceptive methods to be aware of.

Shannon Liew, BSN, RN coordinates clinical training at Take Control Initiative (TCI). TCI is a contraception access and resource agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to her current position, Shannon worked as a SANE (sexual assault nurse examiner) Coordinator for 7 years. She coordinated the SANE Program in Oklahoma City for three years and acted as the statewide SANE Training Program Coordinator in Illinois for four years. She is a registered nurse by trade and has over 19 years’ experience in the reproductive health field. She is particularly interested in the intersection between reproductive health and interpersonal violence. Shannon received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree at Rush University College of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently enrolled in the Masters of Public Health Nursing program at the University of Kansas.

Resources:

Besider for birth control information.
https://www.bedsider.org/

Reproductive Health Access Project for excellent contraceptive care guidelines and patient education materials (in multiple languages).
https://www.reproductiveaccess.org/

Reproductive Health National Training Center for so many great training resources, job-aids, and a Covid19 resource page.
https://rhntc.org/

Take Control Initiative for clinical resources on tele-reproductive health and contraceptive care.
https://www.takecontrolinitiative.org/telereproductiveforclinics/

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