
Amy Riegert, Registered Nurse and SANE Coordinator with Aspirus Health, details Aspirus’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE) program. Nurses are specially trained to provide compassionate care and treatment to survivors of assault. (Submitted photo)
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Aspirus SANE Program: Providing compassionate care for adolescents and adult sexual assault victims
Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted — 54 percent are between the ages of 18 and 34, according to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). These statistics are not just numbers; they represent individuals whose lives have been deeply impacted by sexual violence.