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Abstract
The Memphis Rape Crisis Program is a centralized, outpatient, nonhospital unit, employing
professionally trained nonphysician personnel for the management and treatment of
the sexually abused and assaulted victim. This unit provided immediate medical treatment
and counseling services to 1,690 sexual assault victims during 1986. Of these, 661
were less than 12 years of age, and 328 were between the ages of 13 and 18 years.
The advantages of this centralized, nonhospital system compared with the traditional
hospital-based system are detailed. The feasibility of developing a similar program
in other communities is discussed.
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*This paper was presented in part at the Second Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology held in Cleveland, OH, September, 1987.
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© 1988 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
