Defense Department experts developed a new suite of clinical products to enhance the quality and consistency of health care and support resources for patients who disclose sexual assault or sexual harassment. This resource will:

• Help Military Health System (MHS) providers implement the procedures set forth in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.02, “Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Procedures” effective July 7, 2015, in accordance with DoDI 6400.06, “Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel” effective July 9, 2015 and DoD Directive 1350.2, “DoD Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program” effective June 8, 2015
• Provide guidance on the health care management of patients in the MHS who disclose, have been accused of, or have committed sexual assault or sexual harassment
• Establish consistency in the quality of clinical care provided to patients in the MHS who disclose, have been accused of, or have committed sexual assault or sexual harassment

Our Partners

This effort is a partnership between the following Defense Department organizations:

• Psychological Health Council Sexual Assault Advisory Group
• Health Affairs Women’s Health Issues Work Group
• Deployment Health Clinical Center, a center of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
• Family Advocacy Program
• Military services

Resource Materials

These materials are currently under review and not available for download. Please check back periodically.

DoD Health Care Provider Response Resource for Management of Patients Disclosing Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment
		Algorithms for Response Procedures	Algorithms that outline the process for health care management of patients who disclose sexual assault or sexual harassment that is specific to the unique environment of care and beneficiary type
		Environment of Care Quick Reference Charts	Charts with quick reference guidance specific to the unique environment of care for providers to use in the health care management of patients who disclose sexual assault
		Sexual Assault: What to Expect Next	A patient handout which explains what will happen after a patient discloses a sexual assault to a health care provider
		Sexual Assault Health Care Support for Patients	A patient resource which explains health care resources and eligibility and reporting options; reviews healthy coping strategies; defines common terms and support specialist roles; and provides crisis hotlines and sexual assault resources

DoD Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Safety Assessment and Planning Resources
		DoD Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Safety Assessment Worksheet: Health Care Provider Version	A worksheet to help providers conduct a brief safety assessment and develop a safety plan for patients who disclose sexual assault or sexual harassment
		DoD Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Safety Plan	A prioritized list of resources and coping strategies for a patient’s use
		DoD Brief Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Safety Plan	An abbreviated list of resources and coping strategies for a patient’s use