Needs of Male Sexual Assault Victims in the U.S. Armed Forces
Abstract
In recent years, the public and Congress have shown increased interest in meeting the needs of male servicemembers who have been sexually assaulted (see, for example, Lamothe, 2015). In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), Congress included a requirement to improve prevention of and response to sexual assaults against male members of the U.S. armed forces. In particular, Congress instructed the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a plan to prevent and respond to sexual assaults of military men that specifically addresses the needs of male victims, including their medical and mental health care needs. This report provides information relevant to this requirement. Specifically, the report contains information to assist with the implementation of DoDs Plan to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Assault of Military Men (DoD, 2016b).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1085839
Entities
People
- Coreen A. Farris
- Margaret Tankard
- Michael S Dunbar
- Miriam Matthews
Organizations
- RAND Corporation