Family Advocacy at Pearl Harbor can be reached at
(808)471-9458. PMRF's Family Advocacy point of contact is the Command
Senior Chief.
What is Family Advocacy? This program is a
Department of Defense initiative for the intervention and treatment of child
physical abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, spouse abuse and sexual
assault. How does it work? When a suspected case of abuse
occurs it is reported to the Family Advocacy Representative (FAR). It
is the responsibility of the FAR to investigate and track all cases of
abuse. Will one person decide a
case? NO!!! After an assessment, a committee will review
the case. The committee is chaired by a medical officer and consists
of the FAR, physicians, counselors and investigative personnel. The
committee will decide if the allegations substantiated or unsubstantiated, or if
the family is in need of services. The committee then recommends a
plan of action to the service members' Commanding Officer. The goal
of the program is to provide victims safety/support, strengthen families, and
keep valuable service members in the Navy.