Children's Safe Harbor's medical program will provide certified sexual assault nurse examinations in order to assist in the medical management of alleged victims of sexual assault.
A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner is a registered nurse who has been specially trained to provide comprehensive care to sexual assault patients and who demonstrates competency in conducting a forensic exam and the ability to be an expert witness.
Children's Safe Harbor's medical program assists child victims in the following ways:
- conducting physical examinations to assess for evidence of physical and/or sexual assault
- documenting the evidence according to certified standards provided by the Texas Office of the Attorney General Sexual Assault Prevention & Crisis Services Division
- criminal court testimony.
Public/Private Partnerships
The medical program at Children's Safe Harbor opened in June 2003. This final development has allowed Children's Safe Harbor to provide the full array of comprehensive services to child abuse victims through the service delivery structure of a children's advocacy center program.
The medical program has been generously supported through the financial and in-kind contributions of the following individuals and service organizations:
- The Montgomery County United Way
- The Montgomery County Commissioners Court
- The Montgomery County Medical Society
- Former Sheriff Guy Williams
- Lake Conroe Kiwanis
- Auxilary of Conroe Regional Medical Center
- Keller Williams
- Lake Conroe Area Assistance League
- First United Methodist Church Women's Mission
