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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The 10th Marine Regiment conducted a regimental-wide domestic abuse symposium at Goettge Memorial Field House at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 25.
The Marines were informed on various resources by guest speakers from the Family Advocacy Program, the Substance Abuse Counseling Center, and the Marine Family Life Counselors. The symposium educated the unit on signs of domestic violence, how to report it, and dealing with it inside and outside of the workplace.
During the opening remarks of the symposium, Col. Joseph T. Allena, commanding officer of 10th Marine Regiment, stressed the importance of being able to identify when a Marine is dealing with domestic violence.
“We need to be aware when something like this happens in our unit,” Allena said. “We need to be able to pick out the indicators and recognize them before it progresses.”
Each guest speaker provided a different aspect on how they have experienced domestic violence. The experiences ranged from being a first responder to a domestic call, to the recovery process where a person sought counseling services for both the aggressor and the victim.
Sam Lewis, a substance abuse prevention specialist at the Substance Abuse Counseling Center, said that alcohol plays a major role in domestic violence cases. “As prevention specialists we focus on teaching individuals to avoid high-risk situations and behaviors,” Lewis said.
Lewis also provided a demonstration where he placed three Marines at different distances from a single chair. He said that the distance represents the trigger-point of domestic violence. No matter how far each Marine was from the chair, alcohol and other high-risk choices would eventually bring the Marines closer to the chair.
After the guest speakers each shared their experiences and informed the Marines of the resources that their respective agency could provide, they all came together to form a panel where the Marines could ask questions that they may still have about domestic abuse.
Some of the questions included whether a Marine could report a domestic abuse case as restricted.
One Marine asked, “If a Marine comes to me with a case of domestic abuse, which agency should I report it to first?”
Lewis said each agency has its own resources for handling the cases and that whichever one they report it to, they will take the appropriate actions to taking care of the case.
Domestic violence has a direct impact on Marines, sailors and their families. For more information on domestic abuse prevention, go to militaryonesource.mil, mccslejeune-newriver.com/fap, and mccslejeune-newriver.com/mflc.
| Date Taken: | 09.25.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 10.21.2015 17:13 |
| Story ID: | 179534 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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