Presidential Document2022-21786
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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September 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[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: 2022-21786]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 192 / Wednesday, October 5, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10461 of September 30, 2022
National Domestic Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
While our Nation has made significant progress in
addressing domestic violence by responding to the
stories and leadership of courageous survivors, as well
as through advocacy and legislative action, domestic
violence nonetheless remains all too common in America.
During National Domestic Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, we continue to shine a light on the
causes of this scourge, strengthen the ability of
Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local
officials to take action, and call on all communities
to strengthen prevention efforts. My Administration is
working to ensure that all survivors have access to
justice and the support they need for their healing and
well-being.
When I introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
in the Senate in 1990 with the support of many members
of the Congress and community advocates, we began to
bring these cases of abuse out of the shadows. For too
long, few in this country were willing to call domestic
violence a national epidemic. VAWA increased survivors'
access to services and support, empowered Federal law
enforcement to hold perpetrators accountable, and
enhanced the enforcement of protection orders across
State lines. In March of this year, I was proud to sign
the VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2022 into law, which
extends all current VAWA grant programs until 2027 and
increases services and support for all survivors,
including by strengthening access to services for
survivors from underserved or marginalized communities.
It also enhances evidence-based, trauma-informed
trainings for law enforcement officers involved in
assisting victims and investigating these crimes.
While we know that VAWA is making a significant
difference, we also know that much work still remains.
Millions of women and men are impacted by some form of
intimate partner abuse each year. Domestic violence can
cause injury, fear, post-traumatic stress disorder,
housing insecurity, missed school or work, and other
devastating consequences. Historically underserved
populations, including LGBTQI+ survivors, persons with
disabilities, immigrants, racial and ethnic minorities,
and American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians face some of the highest rates of domestic
and sexual violence, along with additional barriers to
safety and support. The effects of this epidemic
stretch well beyond the home, impacting extended
families, schools, and the workplace.
Over the past three decades, I have continued this
commitment to preventing and addressing domestic
violence and all forms of gender-based violence. To
strengthen our support for victims during the pandemic,
when we saw a rise in domestic violence as survivors
experienced increased isolation, economic insecurity,
and barriers to accessing help, my Administration
increased funding for shelters and supportive service
providers and offered targeted resources to culturally-
specific, community-based organizations that address
the needs of survivors in marginalized communities. In
total, we have invested nearly $1 billion in
supplemental funding from our American Rescue Plan to
bolster these programs.
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I also created the White House Gender Policy Council
and called for the development of the first-ever
Government-wide National Action Plan to End Gender-
Based Violence, as well as updates to the 2016 United
States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based
Violence Globally. These strategies will provide a
roadmap to guide my Administration's whole-of-
government effort to end domestic violence, sexual
assault, and other forms of gender-based violence.
My efforts did not stop there. Last year, I signed the
National Defense Authorization Act to fundamentally
shift how the military investigates and prosecutes
domestic violence, sexual assault, and related crimes.
I also issued an Executive Order to implement important
reforms to the military code. We owe it to those who
bravely wear our Nation's uniform to improve support
for survivors and expand prevention of all forms of
gender-based violence.
In July, I signed the Safer Communities Act and
provided significant resources for States to implement
extreme risk protection order laws and also expanded
measures to prevent abusers convicted of assaulting
their current or former dating partners from buying or
owning guns. Millions of women across America report
being threatened with a gun by an intimate partner, and
evidence suggests that when a gun is present, the risk
of death from domestic violence is five times greater.
Additionally, because cyberstalking, sextortion, and
other forms of intimate partner violence involving
technology are becoming increasingly common, we
established a new White House Task Force to Address
Online Harassment and Abuse and expanded efforts to
prevent and address these harms.
As we continue the essential work of ending domestic
violence, we can all help build a culture where abuse
is not tolerated and where survivors are heard,
supported, and protected. We can express our gratitude
to the remarkable people and organizations that offer
care and critical services to survivors of domestic
violence, and we must remain committed to building a
better world where all people can feel safe and
respected and live free from 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 2022
as National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month. I call on all Americans to speak out against
domestic violence and support efforts to educate all
people about healthy relationships centered on respect;
support victims and survivors in your own families and
networks; and 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-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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