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There are more than 50 nationally certified Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocates serving in units throughout the Indiana National Guard. The SAPR Program actively hosts training for these advocates and continually seeks to certify new advocates. The program also hosts and attends several events each year to promote awareness.
If you've been sexually assaulted it's important to remember that it was not your fault. Sexual violence is a crime, no matter who commits it or where it happens.
Sexual assault and harassment have no place within the Indiana National Guard. Those actions contradict our core values and weaken our organization. Leaders at every level are expected to be proactive in preventing sexual assault and harassment by implementing the state Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program within their units and by instituting training that promotes bystander intervention and adherence to Army Values.
The SAPR Program’s mission is to develop an organizational culture where those who bring reports of sexual assault forward are:
- Protected
- Treated with care, dignity and discretion
- Suffer no hindrances to their personal and professional advancement
- Not stigmatized for reporting a sexual assault
Additional Sexual Assault Resources and Information
The SAPR Program is networked with civilian agencies to ensure an even greater availability of resources to prevent sexual assault and to aid victims of sexual assault.
- DOD Safe Help Line - https://www.safehelpline.org/
- Service Directory - ICESAHT - https://icesaht.org/get-help/service-directory/
- RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network - https://www.rainn.org/resources
Harassment and Sexual Harassment
Harassment complaints, to include witnessing or experiencing sexual harassment, are reported through the EO/EEO program. Please contact your unit EO representative to file a complaint. If you would prefer to file a complaint outside your unit, you may contact the State Equal Employment Manager at 317-247-3237. For more information, the National EO information line is available at 1-703-607-7756.
Harassment and Sexual Harassment Reporting
If you are reporting sexual harassment with a sexual assault component, please contact the Indiana National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program (SAPR) 24/7-monitored number at 317-247-3172, in order to maintain confidentiality while determining what resource is best for you.