Presidential Document2024-23000
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2024
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October 3, 2024
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September 30, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 80371-80373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23000]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10826 of September 30, 2024
National Domestic Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Domestic violence affects millions of Americans across
our Nation with devastating consequences for survivors,
families, and entire communities. Everyone deserves to
live free from the fear of violence, especially in
their own home. During National Domestic Violence
Awareness and Prevention Month, we recommit to
extending support and resources to all survivors,
continuing to hold perpetrators accountable, and
ensuring that our society is truly safe for everyone.
Just last month, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of
the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which I wrote
and championed as a United States Senator. It is one of
the pieces of legislation of which I am most proud.
VAWA established a coordinated, nationwide response to
gender-based violence, lifting social and legal burdens
off survivors and onto perpetrators, where they belong.
It directed critical funding toward increasing
resources for survivors, strengthened efforts to
prevent and prosecute sexual assault, and funded rape
crisis centers and shelters to support survivors. It
also created the Nation's first-ever National Domestic
Violence Hotline, which has provided millions of
Americans with lifesaving support, answering its seven
millionth contact this past year.
My Administration recognizes that there is still more
work to do. Between 30 and 40 percent of Americans are
impacted by sexual abuse, physical violence, or
stalking--including online--by an intimate partner
throughout their lifetimes. Over the years, I have
spoken with countless brave survivors of domestic
violence, who have shared the devastating toll this
abuse takes on all aspects of their lives. Their
stories are also marked by a deep courage and
resilience. Above all, they have made clear that even
one case of domestic violence is too many and goes
against who we are as a Nation.
In 2022, I signed into law the reauthorization of VAWA
that included its highest funding level to date,
expanding protections to ensure that they reach the
most vulnerable communities. These funds will continue
to strengthen the public health response for domestic
violence survivors and their children, expand access to
medical forensic examinations, and increase support for
culturally specific resources in marginalized
communities. Additionally, Tribal courts now have
jurisdiction over non-Native perpetrators of sexual
assault, child abuse, stalking, sex trafficking, and
assaults on Tribal lands. And we are making sure that
VAWA programs are implemented in rural communities
across the Nation.
We all have a sacred duty to ensure that no one
experiences abuse. That is why my Administration is
taking important steps to prevent domestic violence and
protect survivors and their families. We released the
first-ever National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence,
which laid out a Government-wide approach to prevent
and address all forms of gender-based violence,
including intimate partner violence, sexual violence,
and stalking. Knowing that domestic violence and gun
violence are deeply interconnected, my Administration
established the first-ever White House Office of Gun
Violence Prevention, which is overseen by the Vice
President, who has
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spent her career combatting crimes against women and
children. And I signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities
Act--the most significant gun safety law in decades--
which is helping to keep guns out of the hands of
domestic abusers and felons. Last year, the Department
of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded
over $600 million in grants to address gender-based
violence, and through the American Rescue Plan, we have
directed an additional $1 billion in funding for rape
crisis centers, culturally specific community support
organizations, and other domestic violence and sexual
assault services.
We are also taking action to combat the growing threat
of cybercrimes and online harassment. We are increasing
access to services and support for survivors of
technology-facilitated gender-based violence and
ensuring that law enforcement is better equipped to
prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes, including
technology abuse by an intimate partner. Furthermore,
the Vice President and I worked together to create a
Federal task force that helped launch the first 24/7
national helpline for survivors of image-based abuse.
We are also directing Federal agencies to address
sexual violence and sexual harassment in the workplace
and in schools, and I have spearheaded historic
military justice reforms to protect survivors of
domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of
gender-based violence in our military.
I remain proud of the progress that has been made in
recent decades to combat domestic violence and violence
in all forms, but I know that there is more work to be
done to ensure that every American is safe. During
National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month and every month, we must lend our unwavering
support to survivors and continue to call upon our
fellow Americans to treat everyone with dignity and
respect. If you or someone you know is in need of
support, immediate and confidential help is available
24/7 through the National Domestic Violence Hotline by
visiting <a href="http://thehotline.org">thehotline.org</a>, calling 1-800-799-7233 (TTY 1-
800-787-3224), or texting ``START'' to 88788.
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 2024
as National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month. I call upon our country to change the social
norms that tolerate domestic violence, provide
meaningful support to survivors, and express gratitude
to those working diligently on prevention and response
efforts. Together, we can transform the country and
build a Nation where all people live free from
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-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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