International Association of Forensic Nurses

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the United Nation’s advocacy campaign #16Days. The International Association of Forensic Nurses joins our global community to raise awareness of gender-based violence. All those who experience violence deserve trauma-informed health care. #IAFN #ForensicNurses

Meet Takiyah, our member of the month for November! Thank you, Takiyah, for all that you do in the field of forensic nursing! #IAFNMember #IAFNMembership #MemberoftheMonth #ForensicNursing #ForensicNurses

IAFN Forensic Nursing Specialist Chenel Vanden Berk and Project Manager Kelsey Morris represented the National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault (NTCSA) Project at the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC). #NTCSA #IAFN #MIWSAC

Read the resolution here: https://ow.ly/1wnO50Uc0z4 Check out IAFN CEO, Jennifer Piece-Weeks’ quote in this news release: https://ow.ly/gabN50Uc0z2

Forensic nurses care daily for patients who are victims of violence, and today we remember all transgender people who lost their lives to anti-transgender hate violence. #TransgenderRemembrance #ForensicNurses #IAFN

Happy International Men’s Day from all of us at the International Association of Forensic Nurses! We see and appreciate all your hard work. #IAFN #InternationalMensDay

Interested in presenting at IAFN's 2025 Annual Conference? Learn more and apply today: https://ow.ly/JjK550U59Na #IAFN2025 #IAFN #ForensicNurses #ForensicNursing #Conference

Register today for our December Case Review Series! December 11: https://ow.ly/nWcQ50U3bOk December 19: https://ow.ly/jHSi50U3bOi #IAFN #ForensicNurses #CaseReviewSeries

The Commission for Forensic Nursing Certification (CFNC) has officially opened its Call for Applicants to serve on the Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Job Task Analysis (JTA) Task Force. IAFN will be recruiting 15 qualified volunteers for the IPV JTA Task Force. Subject Matter Experts will participate in the following: - Training with Meazure Learning (IAFN’s psychometrician). - Attend a two-day virtual meeting the last week in January. - Work with Meazure Learning and Certification Director virtually finalize the classification of domains, knowledge statements, and tasks. Learn more on the link below and apply by December 15, 2024: https://ow.ly/phi750U58zn #IAFN #IPV #IntimatePartnerViolence #ForensicNurse #ForensicNursing

IAFN's CEO Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, COO Morgan C. Moeller, and Board member LeAnn Friesen are in Costa Rica meeting with stakeholders to learn about Costa Rica's coordinated community response to sexual violence and to share information about forensic nursing. IAFN is excited to partner with the U.S. Embassy in San Jose and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Bureau as they support Costa Rica's ongoing efforts to engage in trauma-informed responses to sexual violence. Embajada de Estados Unidos en Costa Rica