{"id":26,"date":"2017-08-07T14:40:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-dev.med.unc.edu\/itr\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:17:32","slug":"better-tomorrow-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/better-tomorrow-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#dbd1ed;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8263 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2024\/01\/BTN-New-Logo-no-border-v.3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2024\/01\/BTN-New-Logo-no-border-v.3.png 706w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2024\/01\/BTN-New-Logo-no-border-v.3-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2024\/01\/BTN-New-Logo-no-border-v.3-600x142.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Dedicated to creating a better tomorrow for survivors of sexual assault since 2008<\/em><\/p>\n<hr  style=\"margin:20px 0\"class=\" rule-dotted osc-rule\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #654a8d\">The Better Tomorrow Network (BTN)<\/span><\/strong> is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> research network in the world dedicated to improving treatments and care for survivors of sexual assault. The goal of this not-for-profit, community-governed network is to greatly increase the number of high-quality, large-scale research studies that serve sexual assault survivors. This is essential to improve the care of sexual assault survivors over time.<\/p>\n<hr  style=\"margin:20px 0\"class=\" rule-dotted osc-rule\" \/>\n<som-cell cell-info=\"{&quot;ID&quot;:8512,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;90656&quot;,&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-04-10 16:19:05&quot;,&quot;post_date_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-04-10 20:19:05&quot;,&quot;post_content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;Our Story&quot;,&quot;post_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;comment_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;ping_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;post_password&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_name&quot;:&quot;our-story&quot;,&quot;to_ping&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;pinged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_modified&quot;:&quot;2025-04-10 16:33:41&quot;,&quot;post_modified_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-04-10 20:33:41&quot;,&quot;post_content_filtered&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_parent&quot;:0,&quot;guid&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/itr\\\/cell\\\/our-story\\\/&quot;,&quot;menu_order&quot;:0,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;somcell&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&quot;raw&quot;}\" cell-meta=\"{&quot;_upd_sortorder&quot;:[&quot;1&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:[&quot;SingleCellBlocks&quot;],&quot;cellInformation&quot;:[&quot;{\\&quot;singleCellBlocks\\&quot;:{\\&quot;imagePercent\\&quot;:\\&quot;50\\&quot;,\\&quot;imageMinHeight\\&quot;:\\&quot;150\\&quot;,\\&quot;mediaType\\&quot;:\\&quot;image\\&quot;,\\&quot;textAlignment\\&quot;:\\&quot;left\\&quot;,\\&quot;titleAccent\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;cellHeader\\&quot;:\\&quot;Our Story\\&quot;,\\&quot;cellText\\&quot;:\\&quot;The Better Tomorrow Network began in 2008, in response to a clear need for better interventions and support for individuals who were presenting to the emergency room after sexual assault. With the support of donors, the founding investigators completed an initial pilot study that assessed the lives of 83 adult women sexual assault survivors during the year after sexual assault. The valuable foundational data about physical and mental health consequences and biological mechanisms causing adverse health effects led to an NIH-funded large-scale prospective study. And from there the network began to rapidly grow! New investigators and research institutions joined the network, along with SANE programs, hospital systems, community members, and individuals who have experienced sexual assault.\\&quot;,\\&quot;blockImage\\&quot;:\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/itr\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/441\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/1000002482-scaled.jpg\\&quot;,\\&quot;backgroundImageAlignmentX\\&quot;:\\&quot;center\\&quot;,\\&quot;stickerText\\&quot;:\\&quot;\\&quot;,\\&quot;backgroundColor\\&quot;:\\&quot;white\\&quot;,\\&quot;backgroundImageAlignmentY\\&quot;:\\&quot;center\\&quot;,\\&quot;hasCustomMenu\\&quot;:\\&quot;false\\&quot;,\\&quot;layoutImageRight\\&quot;:\\&quot;false\\&quot;,\\&quot;textOverlay\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;foregroundImage\\&quot;:1},\\&quot;repeatableBoxes\\&quot;:[],\\&quot;blockType\\&quot;:\\&quot;imageBlocks\\&quot;,\\&quot;blockStyle\\&quot;:\\&quot;halfImage\\&quot;}&quot;],&quot;apiCallInformation&quot;:[&quot;{}&quot;]}\"><\/som-cell>\n<h3><div class=\"panel panel-warning  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nMission<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nThe mission of the Network is to remove barriers to the conduct of high-quality research studies that improve the lives of sexual assault survivors.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h3>\n<h3><div class=\"panel panel-warning  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nVision<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\nOne day no sexual assault survivor will experience chronic reductions in physical health, mental health, or quality of life due to sexual assault.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h3>\n<h2>The Network<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2025\/04\/BTN_Map-3.17.25.jpg\" alt=\"Map of our Network\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2025\/04\/BTN_Map-3.17.25.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2025\/04\/BTN_Map-3.17.25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2025\/04\/BTN_Map-3.17.25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2025\/04\/BTN_Map-3.17.25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/itr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/441\/2025\/04\/BTN_Map-3.17.25-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#dbd1ed;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \">\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p>Interested in learning more? Please reach out to us!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:BTN@unc.edu\">BTN@unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dedicated to creating a better tomorrow for survivors of sexual assault since 2008 The Better Tomorrow Network (BTN) is the 1st research network in the world dedicated to improving treatments and care for survivors of sexual assault. 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