The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement…

The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement successful state, local, tribal, and campus projects; increase victim safety; and bolster offender accountability. Through cooperative agreements, OVW supports educational initiatives, conferences, peer-to-peer consultations, and targeted assistance that allow current and potential grantees and subgrantees to learn from experts and one another about how to overcome obstacles and incorporate promising practices in their efforts to address violence against women. In addition, OVW is focused on building the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems and victim service organizations to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to foster partnerships between organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address violence against women. With FY 2023 TA initiative funding, the international association of forensic nurses, incorporated (iafn) will implement the national protocols training and technical assistance (t/TA) project (safeta). This project will provide training and technical assistance (TA) around implementing the national intimate partner violence medical forensic examination protocol, national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations adult/adolescent 2ND edition, the national protocol for sexual abuse medical forensic examinations: pediatric, the national best practices for sexual assault kits: a multidisciplinary approach, and the national safe training standards 2ND edition. Over the course of the project period, iafn and its project partners will conduct virtual and/or in-person trainings, disseminate the protocols and training standards during conferences, and provide on-going technical assistance. The project will include training on sane program development and sustainability and development and upkeep of statewide sane databases. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 28: TA on national forensic medical examination protocols. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GK-02194-mumu.