Southwest Forensic Healthcare

Join us and many others in our community to celebrate!

Happy Juneteenth from Southwest Forensics. We want our community to know that we embody an environment of equality and continuing progress for everyone we serve and support! Together we can celebrate and honor the freedom that today symbolizes. Happy Freedom Day! ❤️💛💚

Come join us at Short Creeks Pride in the Park event this Friday from 5-9 pm. We will be there at a booth sharing our knowledge and handing out lots of stickers, flags, pins, and lots more. We hope to see you there 😁🏳️‍🌈

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Our organization would love to share our support for the LGBTQIA+ community and share a few facts and resources with you all. Our website has published a survivor page that shares more about Pride Month and what it means. To check out the page go to www.swforensichealthcare.org/pride2024

For more resources and information check out these amazing sites:

https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/new-nisvs-data-sexual-violence-and-sexual-identity-key-findings-and-prevention

https://www.standffov.org/uncategorized/celebrating-pride/

https://www.standffov.org/uncategorized/celebrating-pride/

Please support Southwest Forensic Nursing & Healthcare in ALL of these ways and with a donation if you have the means! We certainly do the same for other businesses out there making a difference everyday!

Just a reminder of how easy it is to support a local small business. And it’s free!

From your friends at the Washington Area Chamber of Commerce, the CHAMPION for small business in Southern Utah!

✨ TESTIMONIAL TUESDAY ✨

"I became homeless as a victim of domestic violence. I heard of Switchpoint and hoped they would be able to help me in one of my lowest moments. I am so grateful for the support of Switchpoint's residential program and the programs they have to help get me back on my feet. The staff here are caring and loving and they have honored my situation with dignity. I am truly grateful."
- Heather

UPDATE: 6/9/24: Galeeyia M. Holiday has been located. The flyer has been updated.

MISSING PERSON-CHINLE DISTRICT
Galeeyia M. Holiday
Age: 18
S*x: Female
Height: 5’4”
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Weight: 200 lbs.
Last Known Clothing: Galeeyia was last seen wearing a white hoodie sweater, blue jeans, and purple tennis shoes.
Other Information/Details: Galeeyia M. Holiday was last seen in Pinon, Arizona, carrying a maroon backpack. The date of last contact with Galeeyia is on Saturday, May 18. 2024. She may be traveling to Phoenix, Arizona. Galeeyia has a scar on her inner calf and an unknown blue tattoo marking on her ring finger.

If you have seen Galeeyia or if you have any information on her whereabouts, please call the Navajo Police Department Chinle District at (928) 674-2111/2112.

The Hotline stands with survivors everywhere, and we are here if you need support. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

📲 CALL: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
✔️TTY: 1-800-787-3224
💬 CHAT: www.thehotline.org/
⌨️ TEXT: "START" to 88788

https://www.metv.com/videos/local-utah-and-me/6a7dec8a3ce51de2

Watch: Southwest Forensic Nursing and Healthcare MeTV

Here are some of our favorite highlights from S*xual Assault Awareness Month last month. Our team was invited to several amazing events and hosted our very first event. Thank you to everyone who came and supported this cause and helped spread awareness. A special thank you to the DOVE Center for truly doing their best and bringing our community together. It was a great month and we are excited to make bigger plans for next year 🩵

Happy Nurses Week to all our wonderful forensic nurses 🥳 We appreciate all your hard work and dedication to our work. Thank you for being a part of our team 🤍 We would also love to celebrate all the nurses out there as we know your work is important to all around us. Thank you to everyone and we wish you all had an amazing week 😁

Language matters!

This Star Tribune headline is harmful, irresponsible, and misleading. When reporting on cases where an adult abuses a child, language must be explicitly clear. It’s not “sex,” “sexual contact,” or “a sexual relationship.” It is sexual abuse and sexual violence. And, every article about sexual or domestic violence should include a hotline. Together with Violence Free Minnesota, we call on media to report ethically on sexual and domestic violence.

Please join us in recognition of all the missing indigenous women and relatives. Take action!

Violence against women is widespread. Unfortunately, marginalized communities suffer at increased rates.
This week is National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. The hope is to spread awareness about the violence experienced in indigenous communities and give a platform for indigenous people to amplify their voices.

Help protect our Native sisters

Ask Congress: Pass the BADGES for Native Communities Act More than 4 in 5 Native women experience violence in their lifetime, often at the hands of non-Indian perpetrators, yet chronic underfunding in Indian Country has left Tribes and Tribal law enforcement agencies without the resources necessary to ensure public safety.

On the last day of S*xual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) we hope that you heard the voices of survivors and the need for change, support, and a safe place to disclose their trauma and begin healing. We will continue to share throughout the year but leave you with this video that we had the privilege of recording for the Utah & Me show. Shout out to Sherrie for her bravery and Melissa Anderson for inviting us and seeing the need for additional awareness for the work that we do .

Watch: Southwest Forensic Nursing and Healthcare MeTV

Utah Crime Victims Bill of Rights

https://youtu.be/VjG020x9r2Q?feature=shared

National Crime Victims' Rights Week The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah highlights Crime Victims' Rights Week 2024. This year's theme is "How would you help: Options, services, ...

You read that correctly! Utah is #9... only it is #9 of the 50 states for rapes per capita. Utah ranks among the top 10 for sexual violence.

DOVE Center is Washington and Kane Counties resource and safe shelter for people who experience this. For more information on our services visit the link below and join us as we continue educating and spread awareness for SAAM.

https://dovecenter.org/get-help/rape-and-sexual-assault-victim-advocacy/