[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 7603-7604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 24 / Monday, February 5, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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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 VetoViolence.CDC.gov. 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 
                loveisrespect.org, 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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