Best Principles and Practices Guideline for Sexual Assault Response for Healthcare Professionals and Anti-Violence Workers The best principles and practices for sexual assault response outlined in this guideline are based on the information gathered through the Hope2Health project and Changing Perceptions of Sexual Assault research report. [...] Healthcare providers are responsible for the integrity of the forensic exam and maintaining and ensuring the chain of custody for the forensic samples. [...] It is the survivor’s choice to decide if, and when, they want to report the sexual assault to the police. [...] Principles for Sexual Assault Response and Care The following principles can help healthcare providers and anti-violence workers respond to and care for survivors in a safe, compassionate, and empowering way. [...] The purpose of this agreement Best Principles and Practices Guideline for Sexual Assault Response – April 2024 18 was to provide the survivor privacy and reduce the risk of re-traumatization.
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- Police do not need to be automatically contacted by healthcare professionals when a survivor accesses healthcare after they have been sexually assaulted. 4
- Medical Care Forensic Exam 6
- Description 6
- Medical Care Forensic Exam 6
- Options 7
- Access 7
- Medical Care Forensic Exam 7
- Time Limits 8
- Pregnancy testing 8
- Oral Emergency Contraception 8
- Copper Intrauterine Device IUD 8
- STI Testing 8
- STI Preventative Treatment 8
- HIV Testing 8
- HIV Preventative Treatment 8
- Risk of Strangulation or Concussion 8
- Medical Care Forensic Exam 8
- Duration 9
- Listen 10
- Believe 10
- Trauma-informed 12
- Strengths-based 12
- Survivor-centred 12
- Holistic 13
- Consent-based 13
- Anti-oppressive 13
- Culturally Safe 14
- Culturally Responsive 14
- Intersectionality 15
- Accessibility 15
- Gender-inclusive 16
- Gender-affirming 16
- Appendix A Background Information on Hope2Health Project and Changing Perceptions of Sexual Assault Research 20
