October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a local nurse is sounding the alarm about a critical shortage of support for survivors.
These nurses provide compassionate medical treatment to survivors of domestic or sexual assault, while also collecting evidence that can be used in criminal proceedings.
"There’s actually a growing number of us, but there still isn’t enough," Friday said. Friday rotates between six Chicago-area hospitals for her position.in Illinois are required by law to have a SANE on staff, or an approved transfer plan at no cost to the patient.Illinois has one of the most stringent and comprehensive Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Acts in the nation, according to a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Public Health .
All Illinois hospitals have submitted SASETA plans and the SASETA database indicates the approval date of each plan, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health."Victim blaming is huge, and it actually causes people not to disclose, or just fear of people not believing them," she said."They need us to know what to do. They need us to be there for them, they need us to start by believing.
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