ROUTINE R 221536Z JUL 22 MID200080059412U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 159/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUL// SUBJ/FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM POLICY UPDATES (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/INST/ DOD MANUAL 6400.01, VOLUME 3, 16JUL2021// REF/B/DOC/GAO-21-289// REF/C/INST/ DODI 6400.06 CHANGE 1,10MAY2022// REF/D/INST/OPNAVINST 1752.2C// REF/E//MSG/NAVADMIN 120/22// NARR/REF A IS DODI MANUAL, FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM. REF B IS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 21-289, DOMESTIC ABUSE: ACTIONS NEEDED TO IMPROVE DODS PREVENTION, RESPONSE AND OVERSIGHT. REF C IS DODI 6400.06, CHANGE 1, COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC ABUSE INVOLVING DOD AND CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL. REF D IS NAVY FAMILY ADVOCACY OPNAVINST. REF E IS NAVADMIN 120/22, PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ISSUANCE OF A MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDER.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN provides family advocacy program (FAP) policy updates inline with references (a) through (e) to include: a. Updated FAP policy for Commander, Navy Installations Command to implement (see paragraph 2). b. Expands the definition of intimate partners and personnel eligible for expedited transfers (see paragraph 3). c. Provides additional guidance for commanding officers on military protective orders and civilian protective orders (see paragraph 4) 2. FAP Program Updates and Victim Services. Commander, Naval Installations Command must ensure: a. FAP victim advocates (VA): (1) Possess or obtain within six months of hiring, at a minimum, the Basic Advocate Credential with a designation of Comprehensive Intervention Specialist, approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program. (2) Be trained to use the Victim Advocate Lethality Assessment Checklist. The Victim Advocates (VA) Lethality Assessment Checklist is a CNIC form that must be used in initial interviews with victims by FAP VAs to identify and reduce risk of death or serious physical harm. b. Installation FAP personnel coordinate with installation medical treatment facilities (MTF) to ensure medical representative participation at the installation Incident Determination Committee (IDC). Reference (a) directs the Department of Health Affairs to designate a health care provider and alternate from, or via, the forensic healthcare program at the installation MTF or another MTF supporting the installation to serve as a core member on the installation IDC. The health care provider and alternate designated as core members are required to have the requisite medical training, expertise, and available consultation resources to offer a medical opinion on domestic abuse, child abuse, and neglect-related injuries. c. Each victim of domestic violence receives a comprehensive informational guide, written in a clear and easily understandable format, on the FAP and available services to include the following: (1) Military law enforcement services, including an explanation of the process that follows a report of an incident of domestic abuse, child abuse or neglect. (2) Notification for victims who have elected to file an unrestricted report of domestic abuse involving Special Victim Investigation and Prosecution covered offenses of their right to consult with a legal assistance attorney for legal support and their right to request Special Victims Counsel or Victim Legal Counsel (VLC) services, if eligible. (3) Other applicable victim services. d. Pending the release of the Department of Defense (DoD) database to track domestic violence reports, case specific information on official unrestricted reports of adult sexual abuse will be entered into the Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) by the lead Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC). Protocols for the SARC to enter FAP cases into DSAID will be determined by the DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office and Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N170. CNIC will implement processes and quality assurance procedures to ensure FAP clinical providers notify SARCs of all domestic abuse unrestricted reports of adult sexual abuse. e. The FAP case manager or designated licensed clinical provider use the following assessment tools to assess risk level, severity level, safety and lethality concerns in domestic and child abuse cases: (1) Domestic Abuse/Child Abuse Risk Assessment (DARA or CARA) tool. The applicable form must be completed within three working days of initial interviews for all parties involved in the incident. The DARA or CARA tool is located within the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS). (2) The DoD Intimate Partner Physical Injury Risk Assessment (IPPT- RAT). The IPPT-RAT must be completed within three working days following the initial interviews with the alleged offender, victim and all family members involved in the incident. The IPPT-RAT is available in the FFSMIS case record. (3) The FAP Incident Severity Scales (ISS). The FAP-ISS tool is used to determine the severity level in all met criteria incidents of child abuse/neglect and domestic abuse, including intimate partner violence. The severity level must be indicated on the initial clinical case staff meeting review form and clinical case notes must contain relevant information regarding the impact/level of harm and verification that the FAP ISS tool was used to determine the level of severity. The ISS is located on the Defense Manpower Data Center, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DMDC OSD) website. (4) The Incident Report and Safety and Lethality Assessment Tool. This tool must be used to conduct the safety assessment to evaluate current suicidal/homicidal behaviors in alleged perpetrator(s) or in victims of sexual assault who are at risk. The SLA is located in the FFSMIS case folder. f. FAP clinical providers and VAs must provide information about the Catch a Serial Offender (CATCH) program to all Service members and their adult dependents filing a restricted report of sexual abuse. This program allows victims of adult sexual abuse to provide information to military investigators for the purpose of identifying serial offenders of sexual assault without breaching their restricted report. 3. Reference (c) updated the intimate partner definition to include a person who is, or has been, in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the alleged abuser, as determined by the length of the relationship, the type of relationship and the frequency of interaction between the person and the alleged abuser. These changes may impact the following: a. Expanded eligibility for FAP victim support services. There may be circumstances in which adult intimate partner sexual assault victims are eligible for and can choose to receive, victim centric services from either the FAP or the sexual assault prevention and response advocacy service, based on the victims reported relationship to the abuser/offender. FAP and SAPR personnel must ensure that an adult intimate partner sexual assault victim who is seeking services should never encounter a wrong door to getting the care and support they need and are provided a warm handoff approach to care, as needed. b. Expansion of expedited transfer requests. Requests for expedited transfer now may be made by: (1) An active duty victim of sexual or physical domestic violence allegedly committed by the spouse or intimate partner, whether or not the spouse or intimate partner is a Service Member. (2) An active duty parent whose dependent is a victim of sexual assault allegedly perpetrated by a Service member who is not related to the victim. 4. Military Protective Orders (MPO) and Civilian Protective Orders (CPO) are necessary to protect victims. Per references (b) and (e), Service Members must comply with civilian protective orders and military protective orders or face possible disciplinary actions for CPO/MPO violations. COs must provide notice to any Service Member under a MPO or CPO that the Service Members failure to comply may result in administrative or other disciplinary action, to include potential prosecution in line with the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Commanders should consult with the first Staff Judge Advocate in their chain of command to determine how to best address CPO/MPO violations. 5. Restricted Reporting. a. The Navy recognizes a victim may first tell someone (e.g., a friend, family member, peer or other confidante) about the abuse before being aware of reporting options or considering whether to file a restricted or unrestricted report. A victims communication with another person does not prevent the victim from later electing to make a restricted report except in specific situations. Specifically, if a victim informs their chain of command, their alleged abusers chain of command, a DoD Law Enforcement Agency, or Military Criminal Investigative Organization outside of the CATCH program, there can be no restricted report. However, if the chain of command finds out about the incident through independent channels, an investigation can be initiated, even if the victim has filed a restricted report. b. Consistent with current policy regarding privileged communications, victims may also speak to Chaplain Corps personnel about abuse without compromising their restricted or unrestricted reporting option(s), if the communication is for a spiritual purpose or assistance. 6. In line with reference (c), the Navy Chief of Chaplains must ensure all Navy Chaplains receive domestic violence training either by installation FAP or through initial accession training. Chaplain training data should be forwarded annually to Chief of Naval Operations N171B FAP. 7. The domestic violence general military training (GMT) course will be available on Navy eLearning site fourth quarter FY-22 along with an update to the domestic violence mobile application training. 8. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. The above policy changes will be included in the next update to reference (d). 9. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//