MA Higher Education Working Group on Sexual and Domestic Violence

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1 MA Higher Education Working Group on Sexual and Domestic Violence A Note from the Chairs Welcome to the second Digest of the Higher Ed Working Group on Sexual and Domestic Violence. The Working Group created this Digest to help disseminate important information and facilitate the sharing of resources among higher education institutions, governmental agencies and service organizations. Since the White House released their report, Not Alone, so much has been happening on campuses throughout the state to improve services for survivors and elevate awareness of sexual and domestic violence. As the year progresses, we hope you will share the efforts made at your institutions and in your communities so that we can learn from one another. This month, we have collected some examples of resource lists compiled by colleges around the state. If you have additional material to add, please contact Victoria at Welcome New Members! victoria.jonas@state.ma.us. Next month, we would like to collect and share materials about how campuses administer or offer trainings for faculty and staff centered on responding to disclosures and their mandated reporting requirements. Please send your policies or information to Victoria. The digest also contains materials describing the excellent services offered by the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner's program. Please let us know how we might improve this digest or what additional material you would like to see it contain. In addition, if you would like to join this Working Group, please contact Becky at rlockwood@umass.edu or Karin at kraye@lasell.edu. Thank you for your excellent work and we hope you join us on the July 23rd conference call (details listed at right). Best, Karin Raye and Becky Longwood We are delighted to welcome several new members to the Higher Education Working Group on Sexual and Domestic Violence this month: Craig Norberg-Bohm, Men s Engagement Coordinator at Jane Doe, Inc. July Digest 2014 Reminder: Next Higher Ed call is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23 rd from 9:30am-11:00am Dial in #: Participant Passcode: Dr. Vanessa Britto, Wellesley College Health Services Sally Struble, JD, Program Director at YWCA North Shore Rape Crisis Center Joan Meunier-Sham, Director of the Massachusetts SANE Program Dr. Melanie O. Matson, Director of Violence Prevention & Response at Emerson College Georgianna Meléndez, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Director, Commonwealth Compact Patrick Nevins, EOPSS Grants & Research Campus Resources on Sexual and Domestic Violence Included in this month s digest is a selection of sexual and domestic violence resources from various Massachusetts higher education institutions, available to both students and faculty. We hope that these might help campuses looking to build upon best practices. Thank you to those who contributed the following: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary: outline of programming Lasell College: Helpful Resources Brochure Assumption College: Sexual Assault/Relationship Abuse Resources and Services Clark University: Sexual Assault/Relationship Abuse Resrouces and Services College of the Holy Cross: SAFER resources Note: This working group is conducted in collaboration with the MDPH and GCSDV. To download the complete MA Sexual Violence Prevention Plan: /docs/dph/comhealth/violence/ma-hasplan.pdf For information about local sexual and domestic violence services in MA, please visit: exualassaultservices or Additionally, we ve included information on the Massachusetts SANE Program, which is helpful and necessary information for those on college campuses. July 2014 Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 1 Compiled by Victoria Jonas

2 A Selection of SA/DV Resources at Higher Education Institutions of Massachusetts: Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary Campus Seminars: Seminars are provided by Gordon- Conwell Campus Safety and/or local police, service agencies, and Det. Sgt. Marion Keating (retired) our Campus Sexual Misconduct Training and Consultant Sexual Assault Prevention Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence (Domestic Violence Awareness) o Provided by Campus Safety and; o Provided by HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) Salem, MA Bystander Intervention VAWA and Campus SaVE Crime Prevention Personal Safety RAD (Rape Aggression and Defense) Training (offered through Hamilton Police Department, Sgt. Karen Wallace each October or in partnership with Salem State University Police) Workplace violence Holiday Safety (on and off campus) Brochures: Our Campus Safety Women's Services brochure Various brochures from the Essex DA's Office (SA/DV/Victims- Witness etc.) HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) Asian Task Force (Domestic Violence) Annual Campus Safety and Security Report (Oct. 1 each year) Faculty and staff training materials/curricula on responding to disclosures are: Sexual Assault Prevention Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Violence Bystander Intervention VAWA and Campus SaVE Workplace Violence Information on how Gordon- Conwell distinguishes "confidential" resource from a "private" resource on campus: The description of confidential reporting and counselors is distributed to students via the Annual Campus Safety and Security Report (distributed to all students, faculty and staff on October 1 each year, via request or also posted on our Campus Safety webpage), Student Handbook, brochures and campus seminars on Sexual Assault or Intimate Partner Violence. Additional information; Our students, faculty and staff rely on our Campus Safety webpage for information and we are constantly adding information and improving what is available on our page. Campus Safety Officers receive annual training in responding to Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking. July 2014 Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 2 Compiled by Victoria Jonas

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8 Information about the Massachusetts SANE Program: MA Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Mission The mission of the MA SANE Program is to deliver time- sensitive, compassionate, coordinated care to victims of sexual assault by registered nurses who have been trained, certified, and credentialed through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). The SANEs are available on- call 24 hours/7 days to 27 designated emergency departments in MA to care for sexual assault victims aged 12 years and older. Upon entering the ED, a SANE exam is offered to patients who have been assaulted within the previous 5 days or 120 hours. The SANE cares exclusively for the sexual assault victim, coordinating services within the emergency department with hospital personnel, law enforcement, rape crisis centers, and social services. The SANE is also available to provide expert testimony when a sexual assault case moves forward to prosecution. The MA SANE Program Response To offer specialized nursing services to patients who have been sexually assaulted within 120 hours of the assault: The SANE Program provides timely evidence collection, performs a comprehensive, forensic medical exam including forensic photography (of non- genital injuries) when needed, completes documentation, facilitates police reporting (if patient chooses), completes all mandatory reporting forms, provides treatment, information, and crisis intervention relevant for patient care, oversees all required lab testing and medication management to include HIV, STD and pregnancy prophylaxis; The SANE Program coordinates all appropriate discharge information, and works with the patient and hospital staff to develop a plan for patient safety; The SANE Program coordinates services for the sexual assault patient in collaboration with other providers including but not limited to hospital staff, social service agencies, victim service providers, Rape Crisis Centers and law enforcement officials (if the patient chooses); The SANE Program follows the chain of custody protocols to ensure the integrity of collected evidence; The SANE Program ensures that the patient care interface is kept confidential and secure in keeping with the critical need for patient privacy; It is most important to understand that all patients who are cared for by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) will have the ability to decide what components of care they choose to receive. Patients will also choose whether or not they want to report their sexual assault to the police. It is not necessary to report to the police in order to have evidence collected, or to receive time- sensitive medications that significantly decrease a patient s risk of assault- related pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or HIV To receive SANE care, a patient must report to a designated SANE Emergency Department within 120 hours (5 days) of the sexual assault.

9 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Designated Sites and Staff Contact Information Designated Boston Area SANE Sites: Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Medical Center Brigham and Women s Beth Israel Deaconess Newton Wellesley Hospital Cambridge Hospital Children s Hospital Boston Designated Northeastern SANE Site: Lawrence General Hospital Designated Southeastern SANE Sites: Brockton Hospital Charlton Memorial Hospital St. Luke s Hospital Morton Medical Center Tobey Hospital Jordan Hospital Designated Central Massachusetts SANE Sites: Harrington Memorial Hospital Worcester Medical Center UMASS Memorial Hospital UMASS University Hospital Milford Regional Medical Center Designated Western Mass. SANE Sites: UMASS Amherst University Health Services Baystate Medical Center Cooley Dickinson Hospital Mercy Medical Center Wing Memorial Hospital Designated Cape/Islands SANE sites: Falmouth Hospital Cape Cod Hospital Nantucket Cottage Hospital Regional Coordinator Claire Shastany, RN, SANE Phone: (781) E- Mail: Claire.Shastany@state.ma.us Boston Operational Coordinator Laurie Ferguson, RN, SANE Phone: (781) E- Mail: Laurie.Ferguson@state.ma.us Regional Coordinator: Linda Molchan, RN, MS, SANE Office: (978) x2627 Phone: (978) Fax: (978) E- Mail: Linda.Molchan@state.ma.us Regional Coordinator: Kristi Holden, RN, BSN, SANE Phone: (774) Regional Coordinator: Karen Hazard, RN, SANE Phone: (339) Karen.Hazard@state.ma.us Regional Coordinator: Mary Walz- Watson, RN, BS, SANE Phone: (857) Mary.Walz- Watson@state.ma.us Regional Coordinator: Kathleen Ecker, MSN, NP- BC, Pediatric and Adult SANE Phone: (774) Fax: (508) Beeper: (508) E- Mail: Kathleen.Ecker@state.ma.us July 2014 Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 9 Compiled by Victoria Jonas

10 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Designated Sites and Staff Contact Information Lucia Zuniga, RN, SANE Director, Adult and Pediatric SANE Phone: (781) E- Mail: Ginhee Sohn Program Coordinator Office: (617) Phone: (857) E- Mail: Kerrianne Mullin Administrative Coordinator Phone: (617) Fax: (617) E- Mail: Cheryl Re, RN, BSN Adult and Adolescent Associate Director Phone: (413) Joan Sham, MS, RN SANE Pediatric Associate Director Phone: (781) E- Mail: Cindy Moore, CPNP, PEDI SANE PEDI SANE Clinical Coordinator Phone: (857) E- Mail: July 2014 Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 10 Compiled by Victoria Jonas