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Family Advocacy
The Family Advocacy Program is a Congressionally mandated program intended to prevent and reduce the incidence of family violence and create an environment of intolerance for such behavior. Education and proper intervention and rehabilitation services result in prevention of the escalation of violence, serious injury and homicide. Services are provided to retain productive members in their Coast Guard careers and support the accomplishment of the Coast Guard mission.
The following are eligible to any and all Family Advocacy services:
- Active Duty Personnel and their dependents
- Reserve Personnel and their dependents while serving on Active Duty
We offer support, guidance, information and referral resources in many areas, including :
- Family Advocacy Case Management (Child Abuse/Sexual Assault, Spousal Abuse)
- Education and prevention training on all aspects of domestic violence
- Child Lures Training. Helps parents teach their children how to identify child lures
- Elder Abuse (Financial, emotional, and physical exploitation of the elderly).
Program Confidentiality. All discussions between a person using the Family Advocacy Program and the FAS are strictly confidential, with the exception of the following:
- All reports of child abuse and/or neglect must be reported by the FAS to CPS;
- The involved active duty member's command must be notified;
- Major physical injury and sexual abuse must be reported to CGIS and, if appropriate, local law enforcement;
- The Family Advocacy Program Manager is a consultant for technical assistance.
- Any person who has the right to know in the official performance of his/her duties may be notified.
The Family Advocacy Program is a non-punitive process of intervention in family violence that exists to ensure families are provided with the appropriate services and resources to become healthy. Victims and Offenders are encouraged to come forward if they find themselves in an abusive environment. These situations are difficult but people can be helped to face their abusive lifestyles and learn new behaviors that will result in healthy family relationships and retention of productive Coast Guard members.
***To speak the ISC St. Louis Family Advocacy Specialist, please call (314) 269-2318.***
Last Modified 8/4/2008