Presidential Document2021-21895
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2021
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October 5, 2021
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September 30, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21895]
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Vol. 86
Tuesday,
No. 190
October 5, 2021
Part V
The President
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Proclamation 10271--National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month, 2021
Proclamation 10272--National Youth Justice Action Month, 2021
Proclamation 10273--National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2021
Proclamation 10274--National Manufacturing Day, 2021
Executive Order 14048--Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain
Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10271 of September 30, 2021
National Domestic Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For too long, domestic violence was considered a
``family issue'' and was left for families to address
in private. That is why, decades ago, I created and
pushed for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to be
passed. Today, we recognize the important roles of the
public and private sectors, non-profit organizations,
communities, and individuals in helping to prevent and
address domestic violence and create a culture that
refuses to tolerate abuse. Domestic violence affects
millions of people in the United States, causes
significant harm to the physical and mental health of
survivors and their families, undermines their economic
stability and overall well-being, and is a stain on the
conscience of our country. While significant progress
has been made in reducing domestic violence and
improving services and support for survivors, much work
remains to be done to expand prevention efforts and
provide greater access to safety and healing. During
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month, we come together to reaffirm our commitment to
ending domestic violence and supporting survivors.
Domestic violence is an abuse of power that tears apart
the fabric of relationships and families and undermines
the well-being of communities. One in 4 women and 1 in
10 men have experienced sexual violence, physical
violence, or stalking by an intimate partner during
their lifetime. Homicide is one of the leading causes
of death in the United States for women under the age
of 44, and nearly half are killed by a current or
former male intimate partner. During the COVID-19
pandemic, domestic violence has become a pandemic
within a pandemic, with many victims facing the added
pressures of increased economic insecurity, increased
time in isolation with their abusers, and limited
contact with their support networks. This has made it
even more difficult for victims to access the
lifesaving services and support they need.
To strengthen our response to domestic violence and all
forms of gender-based violence, my American Rescue Plan
allocated an additional $450 million to increase
support for domestic violence and sexual assault
service providers and to further assist survivors in
their short- and long-term transition away from their
abusers. It also includes a historic commitment to
funding culturally-specific community-based
organizations to address the needs of survivors in
historically marginalized communities. My
Administration also allocated an additional $550
million for domestic violence shelters and supportive
service providers to develop and employ COVID-19
detection and mitigation strategies and help survivors
access health care during the pandemic. In the Fiscal
Year 2022 budget, I proposed an historic $1 billion for
grant programs administered by the Department of
Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, and more
than doubled investments through the Family Violence
Prevention and Services Act. I was also proud to sign
into law the Victims of Crime Act Fix to Sustain the
Crime Victims Fund Act, which increases resources
available to help thousands of survivors of domestic
violence.
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To accelerate this progress, the White House Gender
Policy Council is working to develop our Nation's first
ever National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
and the Council is collaborating with the Department of
State and other Federal agencies to update and
strengthen our Strategy to Prevent and Respond to
Gender-Based Violence Globally. My Administration is
also working to prevent and improve the response to
intimate partner violence in our military and pushing
to strengthen VAWA. Authoring and championing VAWA
remains one of my proudest legislative achievements as
a Senator, and its reauthorization is long overdue.
Legislation to reauthorize and strengthen VAWA, which
already passed the House of Representatives with
bipartisan support, would reduce intimate partner
homicides by strengthening common sense gun laws,
expand protections for Native American survivors,
increase access to safe housing, expand training for
trauma-informed policing, and support programs centered
on restorative practices. We are also committed to
reauthorizing the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act to strengthen efforts to address domestic
violence as a public health issue and to increase
support for life-saving services and prevention
programs across the Nation.
During National Domestic Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, we honor the tremendous dedication of
advocates and service providers, honor the courage and
resilience of survivors, and recommit ourselves to
standing with them for safety, dignity, and justice.
There is still much work to do, and it will take all of
us to do it. We must rededicate ourselves to creating a
society where domestic violence is not tolerated, where
survivors are supported, and where all people have an
opportunity to thrive without fear of violence or
abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2021
as National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month. I call on all Americans to speak out against
domestic violence and support efforts to educate young
people about healthy relationships centered on respect;
support victims and survivors in your own families and
networks; and to support the efforts of victim
advocates, service providers, health care providers,
and the legal system, as well as the leadership of
survivors, in working to end domestic violence.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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