Training Overview
The Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program focuses on:
- Preventing sexual assault
- Improving a victim’s access to service
- Increasing the frequency and quality of information provided to the victim regarding all aspects of his or her case
- Expediting the proper handling and resolution of a sexual assault case
The key to prevention is ensuring everyone understands their role and responsibilities in preventing sexual assault. A consistent, vigorous training and education element is crucial.
Active Bystander Training
SARCs and VAs can use the guides in this section in training and briefing sessions.
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All military personnel are responsible for preventing and responding to sexual assault. For this reason, Service member training takes place at multiple levels: department-wide baseline training, accession training, deployment training, SAAM Campaign training, civilian supervisor training and commander training.
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To better serve military sexual assault victims, community-based sexual assault programs can take advantage of the Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships to Respond to Sexual Assault training course.
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