Military Victims
For information on military victims and support, visit the following Web sites:
Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program
This Web site offers information on the Task Force and its recommendations to improve the military's response to domestic violence. The Task Force findings support the Family Advocacy Program.
Department of Defense Victim and Witness Assistance Council
The Council's Web site offers information and links to assist victims, and witnesses to crimes on military installations. Resources include contact information for victim and witness assistance coordinators for the following:
- Coast Guard.
- Department of the Air Force.
- Department of the Army.
- Department of the Navy.
- Marine Corps.
- Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Each branch of services has:
- An interdisciplinary Victim and Witness Assistance Council.
- A Family Advocacy Program designed to prevent and treat child and spouse abuse.
- A central repository for tracking notice of the status of offenders confined in military correctional facilities.
In addition, local councils have been established at each major military installation to ensure that an interdisciplinary approach is followed by victim and witness service providers.
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
TAPS, a nonprofit organization, is staffed by, and provides services to, those whose loved one was lost while serving in the Armed Forces.