DoD's ultimate goals are to provide installation commanders with a snapshot of the state of youth in their community, she said, and to identify possible sources to help identify prevention programs. The immediate goal is to train a joint-service, multidisciplinary team of DoD representatives to conduct the risk assessments, she told conferees. We're working with a contractor to develop the tool and we're looking for feedback from you that can enhance the process or point out any of the indicators we should be looking for. The pilot assessment will be conducted on first come, first serve basis when requested by an installation commander. We would like you to help spread the word that this tool will be available in the near future.
Anonymity is really important.
The only person who will see the final report is the commander at that installation. It's not an inspection. The goal of the assessment is to help commanders and installation officials recognize the needs of their youth and provide possible strategies the installation may not even know are available. Michael Berger, head of the Children and Youth Programs at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., applauded the development of the assessment tool. He told the group that the Marine Corps recently conducted a week-long teen summit.