NYC Health + Hospitals Host 3rd Annual Regional Sexual Assault Conference in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

OFFICIALS FROM NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, located in Morris Park, and North Central Bronx, located in Norwood, hosted the 3rd Annual Regional Sexual Assault Conference in The Bronx on Oct. 18, 2023.
Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals

Officials from NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, located in Morris Park, and NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, located in Norwood, hosted the 3rd Annual Regional Sexual Assault Conference in The Bronx on Oct. 18.

Medical professionals joined experts in the field of sexual trauma to discuss the medical, legal, and social needs of those suffering from sexual assault.

They also discussed sex trafficking, mental health, and sexual violence, and the importance of consent in the forensic evidence collection process.

On Nov. 6, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson tweeted, “A victim or survivor of IPV (intimate partner violence) is five times more likely to die when an abusive partner has access to a gun. We urge the Supreme Court to uphold the rights and safety of survivors.”

Read some of our previous coverage on this general topic here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

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