WEBVTT 00:00.950 --> 00:02.400 - I'm here with Boyd Scoggins 00:02.400 --> 00:03.930 a Victims Advocate for 00:03.930 --> 00:07.058 The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention program. 00:07.058 --> 00:08.770 Boyd welcome to the show. 00:08.770 --> 00:09.603 - Good morning. 00:09.603 --> 00:10.580 How are you doing today? 00:10.580 --> 00:12.120 - Things are going pretty well. 00:12.120 --> 00:14.750 Let's talk about the Army's SHARP program 00:14.750 --> 00:16.100 and tell us about your role. 00:16.100 --> 00:18.920 - All right. So the Army SHARP program was a program 00:18.920 --> 00:23.430 put in place by the Army to help prevent 00:23.430 --> 00:25.750 sexual harassment/sexual assault. 00:25.750 --> 00:28.590 My role in the program would be the Victim's Advocate. 00:28.590 --> 00:32.210 And if we ever have a sexual assault here on the depo 00:32.210 --> 00:37.210 I would be, you know, I would offer that person advisement 00:37.230 --> 00:40.520 and letting that person know what's available to them 00:40.520 --> 00:45.003 in regards to medical health care, mental health care. 00:46.014 --> 00:49.210 Um, if they needed advisement when it comes to 00:49.210 --> 00:53.030 their rights legally, if they needed, you know, 00:53.030 --> 00:54.700 the police or chaplain, you know 00:54.700 --> 00:57.229 we could get them to those services 00:57.229 --> 01:00.910 in a way that's confidential, making sure that 01:00.910 --> 01:03.400 they're getting their needs taken care of. 01:03.400 --> 01:04.610 - Well Boyd, we certainly hope 01:04.610 --> 01:06.360 that your services are never needed 01:06.360 --> 01:08.490 but it's good to know that you are here. 01:08.490 --> 01:11.090 Let's talk about some of the mental health issues 01:11.090 --> 01:13.540 that are associated with sexual harassment and assault. 01:13.540 --> 01:14.486 - Okay. 01:14.486 --> 01:17.640 When it comes to sexual harassment/sexual assault 01:17.640 --> 01:20.706 and the mental health issues associated with those things, 01:20.706 --> 01:24.600 probably the most traumatic thing of course would be 01:24.600 --> 01:25.713 sexual assault. 01:27.260 --> 01:29.010 One of the most common things would be 01:29.010 --> 01:30.690 post-traumatic stress disorder 01:31.676 --> 01:34.350 that develops after a period of time 01:34.350 --> 01:37.493 that somebody has what's called acute stress disorder. 01:39.110 --> 01:41.610 Depression can occur whether it be, you know 01:41.610 --> 01:45.740 sexual harassment, sexual assault, substance abuse 01:45.740 --> 01:49.830 people will try to deal with the emotions 01:49.830 --> 01:52.850 associated with the harassment or the assault 01:54.110 --> 01:58.344 with alcohol or drugs, to try to deal with those feelings. 01:58.344 --> 02:03.344 Eating disorders can occur, especially with sexual assault. 02:03.740 --> 02:05.790 During a sexual assault, you know, 02:05.790 --> 02:08.510 someone's control is taken away from them. 02:08.510 --> 02:11.230 And, sometimes as a result, 02:11.230 --> 02:14.810 eating disorders can manifest themselves. 02:14.810 --> 02:17.960 Because that's the way that people have control 02:17.960 --> 02:18.793 over something. 02:18.793 --> 02:20.830 Yeah, like they can control what they eat, 02:20.830 --> 02:23.633 and what they don't eat, when they eat, if they eat. 02:24.800 --> 02:27.400 Panic attacks can, can occur. 02:27.400 --> 02:30.377 And unfortunately because you know, sexual harassment 02:30.377 --> 02:34.510 and sexual assault is so overwhelming to the victims 02:34.510 --> 02:36.163 even suicides can occur. 02:37.820 --> 02:40.810 - How can the Victims Advocate assist 02:40.810 --> 02:42.640 people who've been impacted by this? 02:42.640 --> 02:43.970 - You Know, one of the thing's we'd do 02:43.970 --> 02:46.970 would be brief intervention 02:46.970 --> 02:49.750 we will figure out what the victim needs. 02:49.750 --> 02:52.780 And based on that assessment, we're gonna refer 02:52.780 --> 02:57.780 that person to clinical and nonclinical advocacy services. 02:58.220 --> 03:00.070 - Okay, well Boyd, 03:00.070 --> 03:02.210 if there are employees who'd like to schedule 03:02.210 --> 03:04.630 an appointment to see you one-on-one how do they proceed? 03:04.630 --> 03:07.420 - Oh, I can be reached at 3182. 03:07.420 --> 03:11.780 And then of course, we also have a hotline 03:11.780 --> 03:13.920 that people can call if they're ever 03:13.920 --> 03:16.260 a victim of sexual assault. 03:16.260 --> 03:17.943 And that number is 256 624-8510. 03:20.285 --> 03:21.118 - Okay. 03:21.118 --> 03:23.004 Well Boyd we thank you so much for stopping by today. 03:23.004 --> 03:24.050 - Thanks for having me 03:24.050 --> 03:24.883 - Appreciate it.