When a survivor goes to the hospital after a sexual assault, medical care and forensic evidence collection may take priority. But when the exam ends, another reality begins. In many hospitals across Canada, survivors leave without the clothing they arrived in. Those items may be collected as evidence. And there is often no standardized system […]

When someone goes to a hospital after a sexual assault, their clothing may be collected as evidence during a forensic exam. And in many hospitals across Canada, there is no standardized program to replace those clothes. That means some survivors leave wearing hospital gowns, paper scrubs, oversized donated items, or whatever the hospital can piece […]