Professional Associations

Here we will maintain a list of professional organizations and websites of relevance to forensic nurses, including nursing associations, justice, health, criminology sites and science associations of interest. If you know of an organization which should be included, please submit the name of the organization and a weblink to the site webmaster.

International Association of Forensic Nurses

• open to nurses internationally
• membership includes a subscription to "Journal of Forensic Nursing" and "On the Edge"

  http://www.iafn.org

  
  

Canadian Nurses Association

• members of many Canadian provincial nursing associations belong to CNA.
• Membership in CNA brings with it legal liability protection and advice for nurses through the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS). Further information on CNPS is available at

  http://cna-aiic.ca/cna/default_e.aspx

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence

• hosts a wide variety of resources related to family violence by the Public Health Agency of Canada

  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/