Prevention | Reports

2023 On-Site Installation Evaluation Summary

2023 - In accordance with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s direction and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6400.11, “DoD Integrated Primary Prevention Policy for Prevention Workforce and Leaders,” On-Site Installation Evaluations were conducted in 2023 to better understand current gaps and best practices to enhance prevention of harmful behaviors, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, suicide, retaliation, domestic abuse, and child abuse and neglect. The site visits occurred at 13 sites and 12 ships between January and May 2023.
Memo: “Department of Defense Actions to Address Findings of the 2023 On-Site Installation Evaluations”

2023 Military Service Academies On-Site Installation Evaluation Report

2023 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed On-Site Installation Evaluations be conducted at the military service academies (MSAs) after an increase in the estimated prevalence of unwanted sexual contact, sexual harassment, and other concerning climate issues at the MSAs during the 2021-2022 academic year. These visits provide the Department with ways to comprehensively improve its prevention efforts, better support efforts to advance the approved recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault (IRC) in the Military and the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Commission (SPRIRC) and inform future policy development.

2021 On-Site Installation Evaluation Report

2022 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed On-Site Installation Evaluations (OSIEs) at select installations in 2021. OSIEs focus on an installation’s prevention capabilities and ability to effectively address risk for sexual assault, harassment, and suicide. OSIEs aim to provide insights on risk and protective factors on the ground, what works, what does not, how the Department can improve efforts more comprehensively, and support efforts to implement the approved recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC).

Prevention Workforce Model

2022 - The Prevention Workforce Model provides a set of guidelines for the development and deployment of a Department of Defense (DoD)-wide prevention workforce.

Prevention Plan of Action (PPoA) 2.0 (2022-2024)

2022 - The Prevention Plan of Action 2.0 is the Department’s renewed strategic approach to prevent harmful and abusive behaviors from occurring in the first place by focusing on integrated prevention.