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Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: Special Victims’ Counsel provides support, legal guidance
April 17, 2020 — Special Victims’ Counsel are attorneys and paralegals specially trained to represent victims of sexual assault. They have litigation and military justice experience and can provide information and answer questions victims may have regarding the process... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Summit
April 22, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) commanding general, and senior leaders from the Joint Base San Antonio community hosted the 3rd Annual Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP)/Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Summit at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center April 3 to discuss current topics in sexual assault awareness and prevention... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting units stand down to raise awareness about sexual assault
April 18, 2019 — The Army's commitment to eliminating sexual assault from its formations was the topic of a daylong stand down training event by members from contracting activities on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 11 as part of Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month... MORE

The backbone of support: sexual assault victim advocates
April 8, 2019 — Sexual assault is one of the most violent crimes in our society. It is the most under-reported crime with 63 percent of sexual assaults not being reported to police. Sexual assault victim advocates are perhaps the backbone of victim support at Joint Base San Antonio. All Army, Navy and Air Force victim advocates receive mandated specialized training on the impact of sexual assault and how to respond to and support its victims... MORE

Top service lawyers: commanders crucial to attacking sexual assault, harassment
April 8, 2019 — The armed services are relentless in attacking the problem of sexual assault and sexual harassment, and experience shows that commanders must be part of that attack, the service judge advocates general told the House Armed Services Committee’s military personnel subcommittee April 2... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio sets events for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
March 13, 2019 — April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month or SAAPM -- an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent sexual violence. The Department of Defense 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month theme is “I Ask.”... MORE

JBSA hosts Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Summit
April 23, 2018 — From start to finish, the second annual Joint Base San Antonio’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Summit at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston April 19 was both unfiltered and candid; it provided a deeper look at sexual misconduct in the Department of Defense and communities surrounding military installations, specifically the San Antonio area... MORE

JBSA leaders show support for sexual assault survivors at proclamation signing
April 6, 2018 — Five Joint Base San Antonio leaders showed their support for sexual assault survivors and urged active-duty members and government civilians to take action against sexual assault, signing a proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at the Medical Education and Training Campus Student Academic Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston April 3... MORE

Stopping Sexual Assault – Not Just in April
April 5, 2017 — The truth is, the vast majority of Airmen we serve alongside have never – and will never – sexually assault another person in their lifetime. Let me say it again for the people in the back – the vast majority of our Airmen HAVE NEVER and WILL NEVER harm another person. Hard stop... MORE

SAAPM: I’m a survivor, not a victim
April 20, 2016 — Standing alone in front of an auditorium filled with maleand female Soldiers, no one is making a sound, no one is playing on their cellphones and all attention is focused on the female Soldier.“I was... MORE