Rhode Island Hospital is getting six-hundred-thousand-dollars in federal funding.
It's to launch the state's first Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program.
The intent is to provide access to trauma-informed medical and forensic care for survivors of sexual assault.
The funding will also help ensure evidence is properly collected and analyzed in order to strengthen the prosecution of cases.
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