a medical exam is offered to all children who come to blue skybridge and who have concerns related to abuse the medical exam is performed on-site in a child-friendly environment by a specially trained nurse from Boulder Community Health the exam is free of cost and it’s a comprehensive exam to address the health safety and well-being of a child the exam is an opportunity for the child to be seen by an expert and have their concerns addressed children are able to ask any questions about their body they may have additionally resources and appropriate medical follow-up care instructions are provided some children and teens may request that a caregiver be present during the exam while others choose to do the exam on their own whether a caregiver is present is entirely up to the child a family support advocate will be available to provide support and resources for the non-offending caregiver while the exam is being performed the benefits of an exam are numerous but the ultimate benefit is the reassurance it provides to the child that their body is healthy and normal [Music] you