R 111252Z OCT 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 528/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2013 NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH//
POC/P. HUBBERT/CIV/UNIT:MFCP-2/-/TEL:703-784-9556//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.  THIS YEAR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THEME IS DOMESTIC ABUSE HURTS...CHILDREN, FAMILIES, COMMAND, AND COMMUNITY.  THIS THEME EMPHASIZES THAT THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REACH BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY. DOMESTIC ABUSE NEGATIVELY IMPACTS EVERYONE, FROM CHILDREN TO COMMANDS.  PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC ABUSE IS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMUNITY DURING OCTOBER, AND EVERY MONTH.  INSTALLATIONS SHOULD PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT STRESS REDUCTION, EFFECTIVE ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND VIGILANCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.  WE MUST KEEP ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
2.  MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS), FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP) STAFF, MILITARY POLICE, LEGAL OFFICES, CHAPLAINS, AND OUR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS HAVE JOINED FORCES TO DRIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM OUR BASES, STATIONS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
3.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT COMMANDS SUPPORT COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE PREVENTION EFFORTS BETWEEN MARINES, SAILORS, THEIR LOVED ONES, LOCAL AGENCIES, AND MARINE CORPS SERVICE PROVIDERS (E.G., NEW PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM, MARINE AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES , CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, AND MCCS).
4.  THERE ARE MANY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: LOCAL INSTALLATION FAP OFFICES; LOCAL INSTALLATION COMMUNITY COUNSELING PROGRAMS; NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE, 800-799-SAFE (7233); DSTRESS LINE, 877-476-7734, WWW.DSTRESSLINE.COM; AND MILITARY ONESOURCE 800-342-9647, WWW.MILITARYONESOURCE.COM.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//