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SUBJ/SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH//

RMKS/1.  April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

2.  This month, and every month, we must work together to focus on the 
prevention of sexual assault and building a safe environment for our Marines, 
Sailors, and civilians.  It is a personal priority of mine to ensure that we 
promote a climate of trust, respect and inclusion.  Our focus must be on 
recognizing and stopping destructive behaviors early and consistently, so 
leaders can take appropriate action.

3.  To assist leaders in this effort, we have developed The Watch List: Top 
Five Signals of Risk for Sexual Assault, a research-driven tool that outlines 
five of the key destructive behaviors that may increase risk for sexual 
assault to include sexual harassment, gender discrimination, lack of 
responsibility and intervention, lack of respect and cohesion, and workplace 
hostility behaviors.  Keep an eye out for these behaviors, and speak up when 
you see them  research proves that these behaviors lead to an increased risk 
for sexual assault.

4.  Information on The Watch List is currently available at 
https ://portal.secnav.navy.mil/orgs/sapro/SitePages/home.aspx or by reaching 
out to office_don_sapro.fct@navy.mil.  During Sexual Assault Awareness and 
Prevention Month, we call attention to this critical tool.  Further, the 
behaviors outlined in The Watch List align with the Defense Organizational 
Climate Survey (DEOCS) and can be used to assess results of the force-wide 
command climate survey underway during April 2021.

5.  For those Marines and Sailors who experience sexual assault, we stand 
ready to provide assistance.  The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 
(SAPR) program provides eligible adult sexual assault victims the opportunity 
to formally report these crimes and receive supportive services. Our SAPR 
Victim Advocates and Sexual Assault Response Coordinators are also able to 
provide resources and confidential reporting options.

6.  Confidential assistance is also available 24/7 from the Department of 
Defense Safe Helpline at (877) 995-5247 or www.SafeHelpline.org.  Civilian 
employees can receive assistance 24/7 from the Department of the Navy 
Civilian Employee Assistance Program at (844) 366-2327.

7.  It is on all of us to eliminate sexual assault in our military.  An 
engaged force at all levels is our greatest weapon against sexual assault.  
We need your commitment to set the tone, model the right behavior, and 
recognize and immediately address improper behaviors.  Sexual assault is 
wrong and it is a threat to our national security.  Protecting Our People 
Protects Our Mission.

8.  Released by the Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Acting Secretary of the 
Navy.//

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