R 261702Z JAN 15
MARADMIN 038/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF//
SUBJ/2015 TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20120326//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1754.11, MARINE CORPS FAMILY ADVOCACY AND GENERAL COUNSELING PROGRAM//
POC/L. SCHRAF/CIV/MFCP-2/TEL: 703-432-2029//EMAIL:LINDSAY. SCHRAF(AT)USMC.MIL//GENTEXT/
RMKS/1.  FEBRUARY IS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THIS YEAR THE THEME IS “TIME IS RUNNING OUT.” THIS THEME EMPHASIZES THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO HELP A TEEN LEARN HOW TO BE SAFE IN HIS/HER DATING RELATIONSHIP. EFFECTS OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE REACH BEYOND THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS AND CAN CAUSE NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT CONTINUE DURING ADULTHOOD. TEEN DATING VIOLENCE NEGATIVELY IMPACTS EVERYONE, FROM CHILDREN TO COMMANDS. PREVENTION OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INSTALLATIONS SHOULD PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT PROBLEM SOLVING, ADDRESS DATING VIOLENCE AND VIGILANCE AGAINST TEEN DATING VIOLENCE. WE MUST KEEP ALL TEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THE FUNDAMENTAL GOAL IS TO STOP TEEN DATING VIOLENCE BEFORE IT STARTS.
2.  FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP) STAFF AIM TO DRIVE TEEN DATING VIOLENCE FROM OUR BASES, STATIONS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
3.  THERE ARE MANY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: LOCAL INSTALLATION FAP OFFICES; LOCAL INSTALLATION COMMUNITY COUNSELING PROGRAMS; INSTALLATION 24/7 HELPLINE; MILITARY ONESOURCE 800-342-9647, WWW.MILITARYONESOURCE.MIL/ABUSE; NATIONAL DATING ABUSE HELPLINE AND LOVE IS RESPECT, 1-866-331-9474 OR TEXT 77054 OR WWW.LOVEISRESPECT.ORG; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION’S DATING MATTERS: STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS, WWW.CDC.GOV/VIOLENCEPREVENTION/DATINGMATTERS; NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE, 800-799-SAFE (7233); CIRCLE OF 6, A FREE APP THAT PREVENTS VIOLENCE BEFORE IT HAPPENS, WWW.CIRCLEOF6APP.COM; AND WWW.VETOVIOLENCE.ORG.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE. 5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//