253869 Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response program

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 10:30 AM

Suzanne Holroyd, PhD , OSD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Department of Defense, Arlington, VA
     
Building off a new policy put in place in 2005, the Department of Defense has built a robust prevention and response program. For example, the Department recently launched the DoD Safe Helpline, an anonymous and confidential resource for victims to get 24/7 support from anywhere in the world. While progress has been made, more remains to be done. During this presention, a describe the DoD's sexual assault and response program will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related education
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the DoD's sexual assault and response program.

Keywords: Sexual Assault, War

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been involved at a strategic level on communication and awareness efforts regularly for the DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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