Collaborating this month for Child Abuse and Sexual AssaultPrevention month, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’sBehavioral Health Family Advocacy Program and SexualAssault Prevent and Response Program brought in two guestspeakers to share their experiences with forty Marines and civilianpersonnel at the Maj. Gen. James L. Day conference center onbase, April 17. Also supporting the effort were MCLB Barstow’sSexual Assault Response Coordinator, Suzanna Weston and SAPRUniformed Victim Advocate, Gunnery Sgt. Richard McGriff.Ami M.S. Davis, originally from the High Desert, traveledfrom San Diego to share their history of child abuse, sexual assaultand trauma, as well as prevention and self-care.“We often misuse the term ‘trauma’; it doesn't

On April 4th and 5th, servicemembers from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow attended a professional military education opportunity at Silver Valley High School in Yermo, California. The school simulated a drunk driving scenario as part of California Highway Patrol’s Every 15 Minutes campaign. The California Office of Traffic Safety provides funding to the California Highway Patrol so small grants can be allotted annually to 100 high schools throughout the state to perform Every 15 Minutes.During the first day of the program, servicemembers and high school students were able to watch a simulated car crash. In the scenario, four high school students were racing two vehicles while driving under the influence and crashed. Local law

Child abuse happens to more than 600,000 children in the United States, meaning 1 in every 7 children are abused, the National Children’s Alliance website reports. To help raise awareness for this form of abuse, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives declared June 6-12 National Child Abuse Prevention Week. A year later, April was proclaimed as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.The national theme for this year’s observance is ‘Building a Hopeful Future Together’. Michelle Adams, a Family Advocacy Program prevention and education specialist at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Behavioral Health explains the base’s local theme for CAP month.“This year’s theme is ‘MilParents Rock: Rock solid families start here’,” Adams said. “We

Phendell “Jay” Johnson, a native of Virginia and the base barber for Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, enlisted in the United States Army in 1986. His reason for joining the armed forces was to get away from home. His father had also served in the United States Navy, which further inspired his decision to serve.Jay served for a total of eight years as a 63H Track Vehicle Repairer at Fort Irwin National Training Center in Barstow, California. He had originally planned to serve only one enlistment. However, when he was approaching his end of active service, the Gulf War broke out in 1990. His original plan to only serve one enlistment changed when he was told he would have to complete another four years in the U.S. Army Reserve. Instead,