OVC Web Forum on Responding to Sexual Assault Victims through Military/Civilian Partnerships

Apr 18th, 2013

Ad for OVC Web Forum session on Responding to Sexual Assault Victims through Military/Civilian Partnerships with Guest Hosts Hallie Martyniuk and Major Matthew Youngblood, April 19, 2013, 2:00 p.m. EST.On Friday, April 19, 2013, at 2:00 PM (Eastern time), in commemoration of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), in coordination with the Office on Violence Against Women, will present a Web Forum discussion with Hallie Martyniuk and Major Matthew Youngblood on best practices for responding to sexual assault victims through military/civilian partnerships. Click the blue box on the left to reach the forum. Ms. Martyniuk has 20 years of experience in justice and victim services at the local, state, and national levels, specializing in the unique dynamics of sexual assault in the military. She has been involved in the development of training programs, curricula, and resources on emerging issues related to crime victimization, including Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships To Respond to Sexual Assault, a curriculum she developed for community-based sexual assault advocates that has also been used to train staff of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Safe Helpline. Major Youngblood is a Victim Assistance Advisor for the U.S. Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, which oversees implementation of the department’s sexual assault policy and works with the United States Armed Forces and the civilian community to develop and implement innovative programs to prevent and respond to sexual assault and improve the department’s response to victims when it does occur. For more information, visit the OVC Web Forum at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum. Go to http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/participate.asp for instructions on how to participate. Please contact Emily Bauernfeind at the OVC Resource Center (443–750–3146 or [email protected]) if you have any questions about the OVC Web Forum.

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