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SUBJ/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH//
POC/MR. RICHARD STEWART/GS-12/TEL:703-784-9526/TEL:DSN 278-9526//
RMKS/1. PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS DESIGNATED OCTOBER AS "DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH." THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FULLY SUPPORTS
THIS NATIONAL EFFORT TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SO DOES THE
U.S. MARINE CORPS. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A CANCER ON OUR SOCIETY. IT
IS A SICKNESS THAT MUST BE ERADICATED DURING THIS GENERATION OR IT
WILL CONTINUE TO REPLICATE ITSELF. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFTEN LEADS TO
OTHER CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, LOW SELF-ESTEEM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, POOR
WORK PERFORMANCE, ABSENTEEISM, AND ESCALATING MEDICAL EXPENSES.
2. MARINES MUST SET THE EXAMPLE BY MENTORING THOSE WHO
MAY BE AGGRESSORS OR VICTIMS. AGGRESSORS MUST KNOW THAT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND THAT THEY MAY BE SUBJECT TO
UCMJ ACTION. VICTIMS MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE AND
THAT THE CORPS HAS THE RESOURCES AND RESOLVE TO END DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. COMMANDERS AND SUPERVISORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
SCHEDULE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION BRIEFINGS, FOR THEIR STAFF,
THROUGH THE INSTALLATION MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS)
OFFICE. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS VIDEOS AND LITERATURE ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE.
3. THE MCCS HAS A PREVENTION COMPONENT THAT IS IN PLACE TO EDUCATE
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THERE IS ALSO A
COMPONENT TO TREAT THIS PROBLEM, ONCE IT IS IDENTIFIED. ALL
MARINES, MARINE FAMILIES, AND CIVILIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BECOME
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE TOOLS AND PROFESSIONALS
ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR INSTALLATION MCCS. WITH A STRONG KNOWLEDGE
BASE AND A FIRM RESOLVE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH WILL
BECOME A YEAR-ROUND ENDEAVOR.
4. POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. RICHARD STEWART AT (703) 784-9526 OR
DSN 278-9526.//
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