Office of Work-Life Programs -
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program (SAPR)
Access to Victim Advocates (VA Mandate)
ALCOAST 126/14 - SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (SAPR) PROGRAM POLICY
REVISIONS
Access to Victim Advocates - Commands must
ensure adequate access to VA services. Within 90 days of
this ALCOAST all commands will develop a plan to ensure
adequate VA access. SARCs are available to assist in plan
development. The timeframe to actually fulfill these plans
will vary depending upon the availability of VA training
quotas. Commands with 50 or more collocated members
permanently assigned are required to recruit and designate
(in writing) two Coast Guard-trained VAs from their unit. An
additional VA must be designated for every 200 members
(above the baseline 50) assigned to that command. Larger
units such as the Coast Guard Academy and Training Center
Cape May should consider this mandate a minimum as their
needs and size may require a small number of additional VAs.
Commands with fewer than 50 members are required to either:
Recruit and designate, in writing, two Coast Guard trained
VAs from their unit, or coordinate with the servicing SARC,
other units, and the chain of command to identify and
designate two VAs from units within a reasonable driving
distance, able to provide VA services. The first major
command (O6 or above) will monitor and approve all such
agreements for units within their AORs.
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