Presidential Document2022-02458
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022
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Published
February 3, 2022
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January 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 6401-6402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02458]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 23 / Thursday, February 3, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10338 of January 31, 2022
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to ensuring our
society is one in which all young people can live
fulfilling and productive lives free of violence and
fear.
Teen dating violence takes many forms, including
physical or sexual assault, stalking, coercive and
controlling behavior, emotional abuse, harassment, and
exploitation. It can occur in person, online, or
through various forms of technology. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention research shows that more
than 8 percent of high school students in the United
States reported experiencing physical or sexual dating
violence over the course of a 1-year period, with young
women and LGBTQI+ youth facing the highest rates. Young
people who are survivors of teen dating violence can
suffer from depression, substance abuse, risk of
suicide, eating disorders, poor academic outcomes,
unintended pregnancy, and other struggles. Sadly,
survivors of teenage dating violence are more likely to
be revictimized as adults. These effects are compounded
for girls and young women of color, who are less often
recognized as survivors of dating and sexual violence
and face additional barriers to seeking help.
My Administration is committed to supporting programs
that are proven to help preteens and teens develop safe
and healthy relationships. We have released a range of
new resources to equip communities with effective tools
to prevent and address teen dating violence. These
tools will help teens stay safe online and when they
use electronic devices; help colleges and universities
respond effectively to dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking and other forms of abuse; and provide
resources and training programs that prevent abuse and
promote healthy relationships. Information on these
programs, as well as other resources, are available at
<a href="http://VetoViolence.CDC.gov">VetoViolence.CDC.gov</a>. We are also enforcing Title IX's
protections for students on the basis of gender
identity and sexual orientation to support transgender
students who experience higher rates of violence.
During National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, we recommit ourselves to ending this
scourge of our society and providing our young people
every chance to live the fulfilling and productive
lives they deserve.
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 February 2022
as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month. I call upon everyone to educate
themselves and others about teen dating violence so
that together we can stop it.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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