R 021828Z NOV 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0647/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH//
POC/MS. ELAINE WOODHOUSE/YA02/UNIT:MRRO/-/TEL:703-784-9526//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. OCTOBER 2009 IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THIS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A YEAR LONG EFFORT TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ITS EFFECTS. THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN THEME IS: "DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS CROSSED THE LINE? - END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BEFORE IT STARTS". NUMEROUS AGENCIES HAVE JOINED FORCES IN A COORINATED COMMUNITY EFFORT TO TARGET AND END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THESE AGENCIES INCLUDE MILITARY POLICE, LEGAL OFFICES, CHAPLAINS, MILI (MCCS) FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP) STAFF, AND OUR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS.
2. THE MOST POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION TOOL IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS EDUCATION. EVERY MARINE, FAMILY MEMBER, AND CIVILIAN IS ENCOURAGED TO BECOME KNOWLEGEABLE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO INCLUDE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ABUSE. PUT SIMPLY, PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MARINE CORPS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS CROSSED THE LINE OR IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HELP IS AVAILABLE.
3. CURRENT RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DISSEMINATED TO EACH INSTALLATION FAP MANAGER. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG, THROUGH THE ONLINE USMC LEADER'S GUIDE FOR MANAGING MARINES IN DESTRESS (WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG), MILITARY HOMEFRONT (WWW.MILITARYHOMEFRODNT.DOD.MIL), AND THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE (WWW.NDVH.ORG).
4. REMEMBER, NO ONE HAS TO SUFFER IN SILENCE. JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COORINATE WITH THE MCCS FAP STAFF, WHO CAN PROVIDE BREIFS, WORKSHOPS, AND CLASSES ON EARLY RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TOGETHER WE MUST ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS FROM THE MARINE CORPS.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//