National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Forensic Medical Examinations – Pediatrics

Created by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women in April 2016, the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations—Pediatric is a guide for: (1) health care providers who conduct sexual abuse medical forensic examinations of prepubescent children; and (2) other professionals and agencies/facilities involved in an initial community response to child sexual abuse, in coordinating with health care providers to facilitate medical forensic care.