More nurses in Michigan need training to help sex abuse victims

LANSING

Michigan needs more nurses trained to treat patients traumatized by sexual assault, according to advocates for victims of sexual violence.

Advocates are seeking funding to expand a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, also known as SANE, program that helps nurses treat victims facing short-term crises and long-term consequences of sexual violence victimization.

Sexual assault forensic exams, or rap…