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A New Sexual Assault Support Plan for Military Men [PSMag.com]

 

Last week, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced a new plan to provide more support to military men who are sexually assaulted. Research has shown that sexual assault of servicemen is rampant. Although women in the military are at a higher risk, more men experience some type of sexual assault each year due to the fact that the organization skews so heavily male. The DOD estimates that only 10 percent of male victims come forward to report an assault. This new plan aims to change that.

The persistent myth that only women are victims of sexual assault intensifies the stigma of reporting for men who experience assault. Sometimes, men may not not recognize sexual assault when it’s occurred: According to the DOD, assaults in the military often occur under the guise of traditional hazing. “Men in these circumstances may perceive their experience as non-sexual misconduct and not want to seek help or even realize they can get help from our sexual assault prevention and response program,” the DOD writes in a document on the new plan.



[For more of this story, written by Kate Wheeling, go to https://psmag.com/a-new-sexual...97dd0f19c#.xhbnztj4n]

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