Presidential Document2024-02349
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2024
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February 5, 2024
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January 31, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[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: 2024-02349]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 24 / Monday, February 5, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10700 of January 31, 2024
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, we recommit to building a future
where our Nation's young people can live free from
violence, fear, and abuse.
About 1 in 12 high school students in the United States
have experienced physical or sexual dating violence.
Violence, intimidation, and fear--whether perpetrated
in person or online--can upend the lives of young
people during some of their most formative years and
have lifelong consequences. Survivors of teen dating
violence are more likely to suffer from symptoms of
depression, anxiety, and trauma. Experiencing an
unhealthy or abusive relationship as a teen can
increase a young person's risk of facing violence in
intimate relationships throughout their lives.
Throughout my career, I have fought against abuses of
power. As a United States Senator, I wrote and
championed the groundbreaking Violence Against Women
Act that became law in 1994. Preventing and responding
to gender-based violence wherever it occurs and in all
of its forms is a cause I care about deeply, and it has
remained a cornerstone of my career in public service.
That is why, last year, my Administration released the
first-ever National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence,
which includes resources to prevent teen dating
violence, promote healthier relationships, and equip
survivors with the resources and care they deserve. In
addition, the White House Task Force to Address Online
Harassment and Abuse is working to help teens stay safe
online and prevent the misuse of technology as tools of
abuse, harassment, and exploitation. In 2022, I was
proud to sign the reauthorization of the Violence
Against Women Act, which increased investment in
programs working to reduce teen dating violence.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is
providing tools and training for educators, families,
and community members to teach young people how to form
healthy relationships and safely leave abusive ones.
Learn more at <a href="http://VetoViolence.CDC.gov">VetoViolence.CDC.gov</a>. If you or someone
you know is involved in an abusive relationship of any
kind, immediate and confidential support is available
through the National Domestic Violence Hotline's
project focused on supporting young people by visiting
<a href="http://loveisrespect.org">loveisrespect.org</a>, calling 1-866-331-9474 (TTY: 1-800-
787-3224), or texting ``LOVEIS'' to 22522.
This month, may we come together to end teen dating
violence and ensure our teens feel safe, protected, and
empowered to live lives free from violence and full of
dignity and respect.
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 2024
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-four, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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