FERN Forensic Examination and Response Network

FERN Forensic Examination and Response Network FERN is a team of specially trained nurses caring for people after violent crimes, including assault and abuse. Donations appreciated!

We provide medical care across Eastern Idaho, document injuries, and support patients through life’s hardest moments. Forensic Examination & Response Network, LLC (FERN) is an independent forensic nursing practice providing trauma-informed medical forensic care for victims of violent crime across Eastern Idaho and surrounding rural communities. FERN specializes in:
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examinati

ons (SANE)
• Intimate Partner Violence & Strangulation Assessments
• Medical Forensic Exams
• Forensic Evidence Collection & Documentation
• Crisis Response & Safety Planning
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration with hospitals, law enforcement, and advocacy partners
• Forensic Nursing Training & Education
Our travel-based model ensures access to critical forensic care in rural and underserved areas—because geography should never determine access to care. FERN operates as the clinical bridge between healthcare and the legal system, ensuring evidence integrity while prioritizing patient dignity, consent, and choice. We are committed to:
✔ Trauma-informed, patient-centered care
✔ 24/7 forensic response availability
✔ Community education & professional training
✔ Strengthening coordinated crisis response systems
Serving Eastern Idaho, including Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Pocatello, Salmon, and surrounding regions.

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06/13/2026

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Idaho Falls, ID

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06/11/2026

🚨 Calling All Doctors' Offices 🚨
FERN urgently needs a gynecological exam table.

We are currently operating solely on a volunteer basis while providing forensic nursing care for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and violent crime throughout Eastern Idaho.

If your office has an exam table available, knows of one, or would like to help us purchase one, we'd love to hear from you.

📩 DM us
📧 [email protected]

Every donation helps us continue showing up when survivors need us most.

06/10/2026

If this blooper reel made you smile, laugh, cringe, or question our professionalism entirely...

💜 Send a few dollars to:


No donation is too small. Every dollar goes to our nurses and advocates who are providing forensic nursing care, advocacy, resources, and support to survivors throughout Eastern Idaho.

We need your help.

We'll keep embarrassing ourselves if you'll keep supporting the mission.

Venmo:





06/09/2026

Meet one of our FERN nurses.

When most of us are spending time with family, sleeping, or enjoying a quiet weekend, FERN nurses remain on call—ready to respond when someone experiences sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, child abuse, or another violent crime.

This past weekend alone, our team responded twice.

But medical care is only part of the story.

When FERN and 16:14 Revival work together, survivors receive both immediate forensic medical care and ongoing advocacy, resources, safety planning, housing support, and recovery services. Together, we help people navigate some of the most difficult moments of their lives and begin taking steps forward.

The reality is that these calls happen every week in Eastern Idaho.

The need is real.
The work is happening.
And we need your help to keep going.

FERN nurses donate countless hours responding to calls, and both organizations rely heavily on community support to continue providing services.

Here's how you can help:
🎤 Attend Sing for Survivors on June 13:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1420609469749259/

💜 Sponsor a FERN Nurse:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sponsor-a-fern-nurse

💜 Donate via Venmo:


⭐ Become a sponsor or donate a raffle item:
[email protected]

Every ticket purchased.
Every sponsorship secured.
Every raffle item donated.
Every dollar given.

Helps ensure that when the next survivor needs help, FERN and 16:14 Revival are there to answer the call.

Thank you for helping us serve Eastern Idaho with compassion, dignity, and hope.

06/08/2026

Most nurses never learn about forensic nursing in nursing school.

Yet every day, forensic nurses are responding to cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, child abuse, and other violent crimes.

These nurses provide specialized care, collect evidence, document injuries, and serve as advocates for patients during some of the hardest moments of their lives.

Interested in learning how to become certified?

📩 DM us. We're happy to share information about training, certification pathways, and opportunities to get involved with forensic nursing in Eastern Idaho.

The next forensic nurse our community needs could be you.

06/08/2026

🎤✨ Sing for Survivors is almost here!

Join us June 13 for an unforgettable night of karaoke, costumes, laughter, community, and purpose.

Every ticket purchased helps support FERN and 16:14 Revival as we provide free forensic nursing care, advocacy, resources for our community. We can’t do it without you!

🎟 Get your tickets:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1420609469749259/

Can't make it but still want to help?
💜 Venmo a donation:


We're also still looking for:
⭐ Event Sponsors
⭐ Raffle Prize Donations
⭐ Community Partners who want to support survivors

To sponsor the event or donate a raffle item, email:
[email protected]

Your support helps ensure survivors receive compassionate care, critical resources, and a path forward after trauma—regardless of their ability to pay.
Bring your friends. Wear your favorite decade. Sing your heart out (or don’t). Change lives.




06/07/2026

We need your help.

Every time a FERN nurse responds to a sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, or violent crime case, specialized equipment is required to properly document injuries and collect forensic evidence.

Right now, we need 4 forensic cameras to support exams across Eastern Idaho and the rural communities we serve.

These cameras are a critical part of providing quality forensic care and ensuring accurate documentation for patients who may choose to pursue legal action.

Would you consider helping?

You can:
💜 Sponsor a FERN nurse
📸 Purchase or help fund a forensic camera
💜 Make a monetary donation
⭐ Become an event sponsor

Every contribution helps us continue providing these services to survivors throughout our region.

If you or your business would like to help, please send us a DM or email us at:
📧 [email protected]

Together, we can ensure that when someone needs care, support, and a trained forensic nurse, we're ready to answer the call.

Address

884 S Holmes Avenue
Idaho Falls, ID
83401

Telephone

+19864979305

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