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UNCLAS //N01148//
MARADMIN 477/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR/MRO//
SUBJ/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH//
POC/MARY PAGE/MRO/-/-/TEL:COMM: (703) 784-9526/TEL:DSN: 278-8526//
RMKS/1. OCTOBER 2001 IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AS
DESIGNATED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. AS MARINES, WE
CARRY A COMMON SENSE OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG. MOREOVER, AS
RESPONSIBLE MARINES IT IS OUR DUTY TO DO EVERYTHING TO RIGHT THE
WRONG.
2. THIS YEAR'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH THEME IS
"PEACE AT HOME." FROM 1997 TO THE PRESENT WE HAVE HAD 7,922
SUBSTANTIATED CASES OF SPOUSE ABUSE AND 4,288 CASES OF CHILD
ABUSE.
3. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. THE MOST
EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION IS TO THE PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BEFORE
IT OCCURS. WHEN WE SUCCEED IN PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE
TRIUMPH IN MANY WAYS; IN MEETING OUR MISSION, IN OUR COMMITMENT TO
BUILDING A STRONG FORCE, AND IN OUR REQUIREMENT THAT OUR MARINE
FAMILIES ARE STRONG, SAFE, AND SECURE. MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY
SERVICES (MCCS) HAS PREVENTION RESOURCES AVAILABLE INCLUDING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VIDEOS AND POSTERS, AND CAN PERFORM BRIEFS AT THE
REQUEST OF COMMANDERS AND SUPERVISORS.
4. ALL MARINES, MARINE FAMILIES, AND CIVILIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; TO ENGAGE IN
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, CLASSES AND TRAINING TO PREVENT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF
INTERVENTION.
5. COMMANDERS ARE ASKED TO JOIN IN THE CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WELL-BEING OF
OUR FAMILIES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY
HELPS TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTATIVE
MEASURES AND JOIN IN THE CAMPAIGN TO HAVE "PEACE AT HOME."//
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