Family Advocacy Programs (FAP)

Air Force Reserve: Drilling

Benefit Fact Sheet

Summary

The mission of the Department of the Air Force Family Advocacy Program (FAP) is to build healthy communities through implementing programs and policies designed for the prevention and treatment of domestic abuse, child abuse and neglect, and Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth (PSB-CY). Air Force Family Advocacy Program (FAP) provides program and guidance development, training and resourcing for medical treatment facility (MTF) FAP staff, data collection and reporting activities, and program research and evaluation. AF FAP personnel provide a continuum of services designed to build community health and resilience and promote family, community, and mission readiness by reducing domestic abuse and child maltreatment.

Eligibility

Air Force Reserve Service members on drill status are not eligible for FAP.

Additional Information

For more information, please visit the Family Advocacy Program's webpage on the Military OneSource:
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/preventing-violence-abuse/ 

Air Force Family Advocacy Program Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy 24/7 Hotline Numbers:
https://www.af.mil/Portals/1/documents/aboutus/SAPR/AF%20FAP%2024-7%20Hotline%20Numbers.pdf

TRICARE and MTF Eligibility:
https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/New#:~:text=TRICARE%20is%20the%20uniformed%20services,and%20certain%20former%20spouses%20worldwide

Department of the Air Force Integrated Resilience:
https://www.resilience.af.mil

New Parent Support Program:
https://www.militaryonesource.mil/benefits/new-parent-support-program/

Locate A New Parent Support Program:
https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/search?program-service=33/view-by=ALL

Department of the Air Force Instruction 40-301:
https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_sg/publication/dafi40-301/dafi40-301.pdf

DoD Instruction 6400.06, DoD Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/640006p.pdf

In addition, contact information for Family Advocacy Program offices on Air Force installations may be located on the Resource Locator Library on MyAirForceBenefits:
https://www.myairforcebenefits.us.af.mil/Benefit-Library/Resource-Locator

Document Review Date: 08 July 2025