Our Mission
What Is
A Forensic
Nurse Examiner
(FNE) or SANE?
Forensic/Sexual
Assault Nurse
Examiners (FNE
or SANE) help
victims by
providing
immediate,
compassionate,
culturally
sensitive, and
comprehensive
forensic
evaluation and
treatment by
trained,
professional
nurse experts.
Our Role:
The
Coordinator
collaborates
with the
existing
SANE/FNE
nurses and
SART programs
across the
state, and
works with key
stakeholders
to develop new
programs.
We also
develop
partnerships,
called SART*
Teams, between
healthcare
professionals
and law
enforcement
officials,
LEVAs,
Solicitors and
Solicitor
Advocates, DSS
officials,
prosecutors
and solicitor
advocates,
Victim/Witness
Specialists
and staff of
domestic
violence
agencies and
sexual assault
centers, to
improve
delivery of
services to
victims of
domestic
violence/sexual
assault.
*SART: Sexual
Assault Response Team
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