Presidential Document2024-23001
National Youth Justice Action 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]
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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: 2024-23001]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10827 of September 30, 2024
National Youth Justice Action Month, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's young people are part of the most gifted and
talented generation in our history--and, like anyone,
they deserve second chances. During National Youth
Justice Action Month, we recommit to ensuring that our
communities are safe and supportive so that young
people thrive. And we recommit to developing a juvenile
justice system that reflects our Nation's most
fundamental values of equality, fairness, and
opportunity.
Between 2000 and 2022, the number of young people in
our juvenile justice system has declined significantly,
but young people of color and young people with
disabilities are still disproportionally represented.
Additionally, young people who enter juvenile justice
facilities often lack the support, resources,
educational opportunities, and guidance necessary for
meaningful rehabilitation and, as a result, are not set
up for success once they leave. The young people in the
juvenile justice system often spend years in unsafe
environments, without treatment for trauma or mental
health conditions.
My Administration remains committed to improving our
youth justice system so that young people who are
released are set up for success. My Administration has
made historic investments in our youth justice system.
For youth facing juvenile and criminal justice system
involvement, we are investing in evidence-based
diversion programs. And we are expanding access to
lawyers who will advocate for and advise these youth.
For those who are exiting the system, we are investing
in programs that help youth find housing, educational
opportunities, mentorship, job training, and other
services as they return to their communities.
We are also ensuring that young people have good
schools to attend, safe communities to live in, and
exciting opportunities for their futures. My
Administration launched the National Partnership for
Student Success, which will bring together 250,000
tutors and mentors for our students. And we secured
$1.3 billion to fund afterschool and summer learning
programs for K-12 students. To support our Nation's
youth we increased investments in Full-Service
Community Schools fivefold, including providing $253
million to create over 2,000 new full-service community
schools in the country, providing critical supports to
serve more than one million students' physical, mental
health, and academic needs.
We are also making it easier for youth to receive
mental health care. When we passed the Nation's first
major gun safety law in nearly three decades, we
secured funding to increase the number and diversity of
school psychologists and mental health counselors
available to our children and made it easier for
schools to use Medicaid to deliver these services. We
also launched 988, the National Suicide and Crisis
Lifeline. By texting or calling 988, young people can
connect with trained crisis counselors 24 hours a day,
7 days a week--and for those who need it, the Lifeline
now supports unprecedented access to American Sign
Language interpreters. And we have invested in building
mobile crisis response teams so that people in crisis
can be connected with trained mental health
professionals right away.
During National Youth Justice Action Month, we recommit
to doing all that we can to ensure that all of our
young people can lead full lives.
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We show our gratitude to all those supporting youth,
both in and out of the juvenile justice system, as they
work to build lives full of purpose and meaning. And we
strengthen our resolve to ensure that our juvenile
justice system reflects America's promise of liberty
and justice for all.
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 laws of
the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2024 as
National Youth Justice Action Month. I call upon all
Americans to observe this month by taking action to
support our youth and by participating in appropriate
ceremonies, activities, and programs in their
communities.
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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