New training could help with violence and abuse care
The Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy, founded by UAA School of Nursing professor Angelia Trujillo, provides free training to nurses and health care providers.
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Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy visits Southeast Alaska
UAA School of Nursing professor Angelia Trujillo speaks to communities across the state about the importance of forensic training.
Why forensic nursing is critical for fighting interpersonal violence
Proper evidence collection and documentation after domestic violence or sexual assault is an important step to help women who have been traumatized. A unique forensic training academy at UAA is teaching nurses how to conduct these exams and is helping grow the network of forensic nurses across the state.
UAA DNP alumna: 'Vivitrol's the path to an opioid-free life...it gets you clean'
A monthly injection of Vivitrol calms cravings for heroin, giving real help to addicts emerging from prison and, as UAA DNP alumna Jyll Green discovered, providing a good chance of keeping them from going back behind bars.