10/07/2026
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, help raise awareness by sharing the MilLife Guides below with FAP clients, the military community and stakeholders. These guides can help service members, intimate partners and families recognize warning signs, learn about available resources, and connect with support:
Physical Abuse MilLife Guide: Physical abuse includes acts such as hitting, kicking, and strangling. It may also be accompanied by threats of violence, emotional or psychological abuse, economic control, or restrictions on a person’s freedom.
Emotional Abuse MilLife Guide: Emotional abuse can involve excessive jealousy, monitoring activities and communications, controlling access to money, isolating a partner from friends and family, or making degrading statements. Share this resource to help individuals recognize unhealthy relationship behaviors.
Financial Abuse MilLife Guide: Financial abuse is a form of domestic abuse that may include controlling household finances, restricting access to bank accounts, preventing employment, or withholding money for basic necessities. Financial abuse can also include preventing a partner from pursuing education or training opportunities to create financial dependence and maintain control. Share this information to increase awareness of this less visible form of domestic abuse, and to highlight options that support financial independence, career growth and educational assistance.
Digital Abuse MilLife Guide: Technology can be misused to monitor, harass, or control a partner through online accounts, location tracking, connected devices or other digital tools. This guide offers information on protecting personal information.
Domestic Abuse: Pet Safety MilLife Guide: Concerns about the safety of family pets can prevent someone from leaving an abusive situation. This guide explains the connection between pet abuse and domestic abuse, outlines available protections and highlights resources that can help keep both people and pets safe. Links to help on our IG linktr.ee and below:
We encourage you to routinely view the FAP landing page through the https://www.armyresilience.army.mil/Domestic-Violence-Awareness-Month-2026/ and Military OneSource homepage, and bookmark the Family Advocacy Program Toolkit page and Frequently Asked Questions page
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Whether you need support for yourself or want to share something with a loved one, these resources can help:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
DomesticShelters.org
VictimConnect Resource Center
TalkingParents DV Fee Waiver
FindLaw Domestic Violence Resource Center
Justia Domestic Violence Lawyer Directory
WomensLaw.org (for all victims of abuse)
LawHelp.org (for state-specific resources)