About SANE
Since the implementation of SANE programs, a Department of Justice report showed a 95 percent increase in successful prosecution of cases where evidence was collected by a SANE-certified nurse.
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What to Do If You Have Been Assaulted
Sexual assault can happen to anyone. If you become a victim of sexual assault you should seek medical attention as soon as possible and try to follow these tips.
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Community Health Education and Professional Development
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Resources
Resources for sexual assault victims/patients
  • Texas Health Alliance
    For patients age 14 and up:

    Emergency Department: 682-212-2300

    Questions about SANE at Alliance: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health Arlington Memorial
    For patients age 14 and up :

    Emergency Department: 817-960-6205

    Questions about SANE at Arlington Memorial: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health Azle
    For patients age 14 and up:

    Emergency Department: 817-444-8667

    Questions about SANE at Azle: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health Cleburne
    For patients age 18 and up:

    Emergency Department: 817-556-5548

    Questions about SANE at Cleburne: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health Dallas
    For patient ages 14 and up:

    Emergency Department: 214-345-6203

    Questions about SANE at Dallas: 214-345-6443

  • Texas Health Denton
    For patients of all ages:

    Emergency Department: 940-898-7059

    Questions about SANE at Denton: 214-345-6443

  • Texas Health Fort Worth
    For patients age 14 and up:

    Emergency Department: 817-250-3333

    Questions about SANE at Fort Worth: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health HEB
    For patients age 14 and up:

    Emergency Department: 817-848-4611

    Questions about SANE at HEB: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health Kaufman
    For patients of all ages:

    Emergency Department: 972-932-5531

    Questions about SANE at Kaufman: 214-345-6443

  • Texas Health Plano and Texas Health Allen/Collin County (patients of all ages) partners with community SANE Program at The Turning Point
    For patients of all ages:

    1-800-886-7273 (The Turning Point hot line)

    Questions about SANE at Plano Emergency Department: 972-981-8008

  • Texas Health Rockwall
    For patients of all ages:

    Emergency Department: 469-698-1012 (Partners with Children’s Advocacy Center of Rockwall County)

  • Texas Health Southwest
    For patients age 14 and up:

    Emergency Department: 817-433-1281

    Questions about SANE at Southwest: 682-236-6775

  • Texas Health Stephenville
    For patients age 18 and up:

    Texas Health Stephenville access line: 254-965-1500

    Questions about SANE at Stephenville: 682-236-6775

  • Other Community or County Hospital Emergency Departments or Clinics with SANE Services
    • John Peter Smith Hospital/Tarrant County (adolescents and up)
    • Parkland Hospital/Dallas County (ages 13 and up)
    • Dallas Methodist/Dallas County (ages 14 and up)
    • Dallas Children’s Hospital (children and adolescents)
    • Cook Children’s Hospital/Tarrant County (children and adolescents)
    • Children’s Medical Center Plano/Collin County (children and adolescents)
    • Courtney’s SAFE Place Turning Point SANE Program/Collin County (ages 18 and up)

  • Advocacy and Victim Services

    Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center
    24-Hour Hotline: 972-641-RAPE (7273)
    dallasrapecrisis.org

    The Women’s Center of Tarrant County
    24-hour hotline: 1-817-927-2737
    womenscentertc.org

    The Turning Point - Rape Crisis Center of Collin County
    24-hour hot line: 1-800-886-7273
    theturningpoint.org

    Cross Timbers Family Services (Erath Co)
    24-hour hotline: 1-866-934-4357
    crosstimbershelps.org

    Denton County Friends of the Family
    24-hour hotline 1-800-572-4031
    dcfof.org

  • More Information

    Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
    24-hour hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
    taasa.org

    Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)
    24-hour hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
    rainn.org

    National Center for Victims of Crime
    victimsofcrime.org

    Start by Believing
    startbybelieving.org

    "M.A.L.E." (Non-profit organization dedicated to healing male survivors of sexual abuse)
    malesurvivor.org

  • Professional Development
    • Trauma Informed Sexual Assault
    • Sexual Assault 101
    • Complexities of Child Abuse
    • Addressing Personal Bias
    • Human Trafficking Awareness

    For more information and presentation requests, please email us.

  • SANE Training

    Periodically the Texas Health SANE Program offers 40-hour adult/adolescent SANE classes. The class curriculum is approved by the Texas Office of the Attorney General (TX OAG) towards TX OAG SANE certification.

    For more information, please email us.

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Program Funding

Thanks to the support of many generous individuals and foundations, especially The W.W. Caruth Jr. Foundation of Communities Foundation of Texas, the SANE program at Texas Health is bringing transformative change and improvement to forensic evidence collection and healing for sexual assault victims.

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