OUR MISSION
The Mountain West SANE Alliance program provides assault victims trauma informed, compassionate, culturally sensitive, and comprehensive forensic evaluation and treatment by trained, professional nurse experts.
OUR HISTORY
In 2012, the Roaring Fork Valley lost its SANE (Sexual Assault Nurses Examination) program, leaving the community vulnerable and victims of sexual assault having to travel to Grand Junction or Frisco to receive services. In 2016, a small group of dedicated professionals came together to reinstate the services that assault victims in our community require, forming Mountain West SANE Alliance (MWSA). On January 1, 2018, MWSA program, including the financials, administration and program management moved under the umbrella of the established RBRC agency.
OUR TEAM OF NURSES
Joni Owens, BSN, RN, CLC
RBRC & MWSA Medical Coordinator
Becky Antonelli, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE
Amanda Shelley, BSN, FNE
Beth Barnes, BSN, RN
Chelsea Johnson, RN
Beth Hoffman, RN
To request an exam, patients and/or law enforcement may call
Garfield County Dispatch at 970-625-8095
and request a call back from a MWSA SANE Nurse.
Your Reporting Options / Sus Opciones de Informe
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Learn more about MWSA, including what to expect during a SANE exam
Physical Location
504 21st Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
joni@riverbridgerc.org
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
How Abuse is Defined
How Abuse is Defined in Colorado
Colorado Children’s Code – 19-1-103. Definitions
As used in this title 19 or in the specified portion of this title 19, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) (a) “Abuse” or “child abuse or neglect”, as used in part 3 of article 3 of this title, means an act or omission in one of the following categories that threatens the health or welfare of a child:
(II) Any case in which a child is subjected to unlawful sexual behavior as defined in section 16-22-102 (9), C.R.S.;
Adolescents are considered minors until they turn 18.
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