Clinical Counseling
Independently licensed mental health care providers and certified alcohol and drug counselors staff the Behavioral Health Branch. These counselors provide assistance to individuals and couples as well as families. Services include marital counseling and counseling for children who are coping with the deployment of a spouse or parent.

Along with life issues, the counselors provide interventions for the trauma resulting from domestic violence, rape and/or sexual assault. Victim Advocacy services can assist a victim through the aftermath of a trauma are available for victims of these crimes. Services are also available to persons who use violence in their intimate relationships.

Alcohol and drug counselors work with those people who either abuse or have a dependency on drugs or alcohol. Individual and group programs are included in substance abuse services. Prevention & Education offers classes on a variety of topics including violence prevention, parenting skills, anger management, conflict resolution, and stress management.

Prevention & Education
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The primary focus of effort, which enables our Marines, Sailors, families members and Civilian Marines to be armed with the essential skills necessary to attack and prevent situations before they develop into serious problems, which negatively impact mission readiness.

Mandated Annual Training for each unit is as follows: (Per MCO P1700.24B & MCO P1700.29).

• Child Abuse Awareness
• Domestic Violence Awareness
• Combat Stress Awareness
• Suicide Awareness
• Sexual Assault Awareness
  

Officers and SNCOs should receive a “Command Orientation Brief” about the services provided by FAP and “Case Review Committee (CRC) Orientation” upon arriving at their command.

Be armed with relationship skills before you need them. These services will help you control situations before they turn into major issues. Call today to schedule your command training or to attend one of the listed classes.

Contact Information Prevention & Education:
For more detailed information, please call (843) 228-6900 MCAS - (843) 228-4782 MCRD.

Substance Abuse Counseling
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Alcohol and drug abuse is often associated with distress, and often linked to a wide array of other problems that degrade mission effectiveness and personal quality of life. People undergoing stressful life events may turn to alcohol to help alleviate their distress and cope with problems.

While the Marine Corps and Navy maintains a "zero tolerance" policy for drug use, leaders should make every reasonable effort to retain Marines/Sailors when problems with alcohol or drugs surface, and help them return to full productivity and a healthy lifestyle.