Military Rape Crisis Center

We are pleased to announce that after over  a year of trying to get answers that finally we have some good news! Veterans that are rape survivors, including those that have self disclosed that they have been raped or have been stationed at Coast Guard Base and therefore those on base today might now that…

Biol Res Nurs. 2012 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print] Lee EA, Theus SA. Source University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. Abstract Low heart rate variability (HRV) can occur with psychological disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to examine the association between PTSD by trauma type and…

The Military Rape Crisis Center and the National Organization of Women, Phoenix/Scottsdale chapter will be observing Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 30 by unveiling the Military Sexual Trauma Memorial Garden in downtown Phoenix. Recent studies conducted by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs estimates that as many as one in three women…

By Kristina Wong The Washington Times Reports of sexual assaults in the military rose slightly in fiscal 2011, compared to the previous year, according to an annual Defense Department study. A total of 3,192 reports of sexual assault involving service members as victims or perpetrators were filed in fiscal 2011, a 1 percent increase over…

Washington, DC – Following the conclusion of a two-week online public voting process, Protect Our Defenders has won the annual Nonprofit Video Award in the small organization category for best use of video for the social good. The awards are run by See3 Communications in partnership with YouTube and Cisco Systems. Out of 1,100 entries,…

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – The Defense Department has refined new methods to aid sexual assault victims whether reporting a crime or seeking assistance as they transition from service, the director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said here March 30. “We have several new options for victims of sexual assault,” said Air…

from the Boston Globe Governor Deval Patrick placed the head of the Massachusetts National Guard on leave Thursday night after learning that he is under investigation in the alleged rape of a subordinate on a Florida beach 28 years ago while the two were on maneuvers with a military police unit. The explosive charges against…