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Feb. 17, 2023

Non-Chargeable Convalescent Leave is a new option for servicemembers recovering from sexual assault

Sexual assault victims now have the non-chargeable leave time for recovery.

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program is helping survivors understand that their recovery matters and that there is no "wrong door" for those seeking care. The Coast Guard's Connect to Care Program promotes confidentiality for individuals seeking services from Coast Guard's helping agencies.

Oct. 19, 2022

New Sexual Assault Prevention, Response and Recovery Policy update extends confidentiality

The recent SAPRR policy update allows members to seek help from a greater number of sources without disclosure.

Lianne Casupang, District 14’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and the Coast Guard’s SARC of the Year for 2022, is recognized during a ceremony at the Mark Center in Washington, D.C, May 17, 2022. Pictured from left to right: Lindsay Charles, Coast Guard SAPRR Oversight & Policy Office Chief, Lianne Casupang, and Cmdr. Michael Wolfe, Coast Guard Liaison to the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

May 20, 2022

Living ALOHA: D14 Sexual Assault Response Assault Coordinator receives award

Lianne Casupang named the Coast Guard’s Exceptional SARC for 2022

Dec. 6, 2021

CGTips app offers ability to report crime instantly, anonymously

Download the app to protect your shipmates and yourself

40 members of boatswain mate “A” School receiving REACT training (Photo by: Lt. Cmdr. Tasha Sadowicz)

Sept. 7, 2021

Hundreds of new petty officers receive SAPRR training during “A” School

Enlisted leadership will know how to REACT, thanks to the work of Yorktown’s Victim Advocates

July 22, 2021

New administrative support for victims of sexual assault

Commands now have authority to grant administrative support for victims of sexual assault

Allies committed to the Coast Guard’s effort to eliminate harassment and assault have a new resource in their toolkit when responding to a shipmate in distress. The Confide in Another (CIA) card provides actionable next steps to prepare and respond in instances when a servicemember reaches out, looking for support.

April 2, 2021

Care, Inform, Ask: New resource to support victims of assault

Sexual Assault Prevention, Response and Recovery shares actionable steps

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell, a 100-foot inland buoy tender home-ported in Portland, Ore., stands wearing their service dress blue uniforms in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month April 3, 2013. The master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, to raise awareness of sexual assault awareness month, requested that all chief petty officers wear their service dress blue uniforms and the Bluebell's crew took the initiative to each wear it. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Caleb Porter)

March 26, 2021

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month.

This month we discuss what we can do to eliminate sexual violence in our service.

Portrait of Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Charles Ray.

March 19, 2021

Vice Commandant: I charge YOU with eliminating sexual harassment and assault in our service

Coast Guard Vice Commandant communicates with the workforce about SAPRR and AHHI.

Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication between the command and Coast Guard family members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Feb. 2, 2021

Expanding victim support: Ombudsman policy update removes mandatory reporting of sexual assault

The Coast Guard is continuing to develop new strategies to support members who have been sexually assaulted. One of the major initiatives underway now is to eliminate the barriers victims face when they simply want to talk things through with someone, without limiting their options to report the assault in the future. A recent example is the new