AG declares April Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month during victim advocate training - April 23, 2015

Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, signs a proclamation declaring the month of April Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in the Virginia National Guard April 23, 2015, at Camp Pendleton, Va. Williams signed the proclamation at the conclusion of a two-day Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate refresher training course hosted by the office of the Virginia National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Coordinator. Virginia National Guard Airman and Soldiers, as well as personnel from other state National Guards, attended the training, which included 15 hours of advocacy training and one hour of ethics training. Victim advocates are required to complete 32 hours of refresher training every two years in order to maintain their certification. Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a proclamation April 1 declaring Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Read the proclamation at go.usa.gov/3BbV5.