A sexual assault treatment program is getting a big boost from several foundations across the state, just as sexual assault numbers appear to be on the rise.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety crime statistics, the incidents of sexual assault rose 5.1-percent from 2013 to 2014.
Six years ago a donation to Texas Health Presybterian Dallas started the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program in Dallas County. The program provides training to nurses to help in treating victims of sexual assault, certifying them in care through emotional support, crisis intervention, health assessments, treatments, and evidence collection.
The W.W. Caruther Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas donated $2 million to start the program in 2010.
Earlier this month Texas Health announced the foundation was donating another $3.5 million to help expand the SANE program. The Moody Foundation is providing another $1.5 million.
The SANE program currently has adult services at Texas Health Prsybterian Dallas and Harris Hospital in Fort Worth. There are smaller program in Kaufman and Plano as well.
The new funding will support the addition of more staff and will expand the program fully to hospitals in Arlington, Denton, Kaufman and Stephenville.
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According to Texas Department of Public Safety crime statistics, the incidents of sexual assault rose 5.1 percent from 2013 to 2014.
Six years ago, a donation to Texas Health Presybterian Dallas started the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners program in Dallas County. The program provides training to nurses to help treat victims of sexual assault.
The program certifies nurses in care through emotional support, crisis intervention, health assessments, treatments and evidence collection.
The W.W. Caruther Jr. Foundation at Communities Foundation of Texas donated $2 million to start the program in 2010.
Earlier this month, Texas Health announced the foundation was donating another $3.5 million to help expand the SANE program. The Moody Foundation is providing another $1.5 million.
The SANE program has adult services at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. There are smaller program in Kaufman and Plano as well.
The new funding will support the addition of more staff and will expand the program fully to hospitals in Arlington, Denton, Kaufman and Stephenville. There will also be mobile services available soon in Allen, Alliance Fort Worth, Azle, Cleburne, HEB and Southwest Fort Worth.
The program will expand to all 16 North Texas counties where Texas Health has facilities.
