Helping you balance your Work and your Life
Family Advocacy Program
Command Checklist for Reporting FAP cases
Program Responsibilities:

- Case management for spousal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, and sibling abuse
- Domestic violence prevention education and training
- Coordination of response and services between the military and civilian communities
Helpful resources:
Family and Divorce Mediation Counsel of Greater New York (Ph #: 212-978-8590)
Families United for Children's Mental Health group in Groton, CT (select link to flyer for more information)
Families United for Children's Mental Health group in Norwich, CT (select link to flyer for more information)
Helpful links:
Fathers.com - National Center for Fathering
US Department of Agriculture Domestic Violence Awareness Information - Provides information on the problem, describes behaviors that are considered to be abusive, who the victims are, what to say to victims, safety planning, and what we can all do about the problem.
National Domestic Violence Hotline website - contains fact sheet and statistics on incidences of partner abuse with studies referenced
Child Welfare League of America
Family Violence Prevention Fund
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Military Family Association
Coast Guard Morale, Well-being, and Recreation website
DOD Military Health System website
Boston Area Coast Guard Spouses - information for families new to the area and on area events
Boston Coast Guard Spouses Association
Violence against women - information on the types of violence (i.e. bullying, domestic violence, stalking, etc.) from the US Dept of Health and Human Services
Alcohol, "How much is too much" - Self-test on alcohol consumption, confidential and anonymous
Contact:
(for Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont)
Johanna MacGillivray
Office phone number: 617-223-3480 (or 888-708-3879 extension 35012)
(for Massachusetts and Rhode Island)
vacant
Office phone number: 617-223-3482 (or 888-708-3879 extension 33482)
(for Connecticut, Northern New Jersey (Bayonne & Sandy Hook), Eastern New York (includes Sector New York, New York City, & Staten Island), Long Island (NY), Hudson River region of NY (North to Saugerties, NY))
Mary Jernigan (Sector New York office)
Office phone number: 718-354-0003
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