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Mar 20, 2023 6:52 PM - The Canadian Press

Alberta to give $1 million to support sex assault victims

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It focuses on assessment, forensic evidence collection and court testimony.

The Alberta government says $1 million in funding is to be used to train rural health-care providers to better support victims of sexual assault.

The money, announced in October, helped Grande Prairie's Northwestern Polytechnic develop an online course for specialized training.

The course, called Rural Sexual Assault Care-Expanded, teaches how to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed care to survivors of recent sex assaults.

It focuses on assessment, forensic evidence collection and court testimony.

The government says too often sex assault survivors in rural Alberta must drive long distances to access essential care and services.

The funding is to cover the cost of the online course for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered midwives and doctors in rural Alberta.

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