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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 24 / Monday, February 5, 2024 / Presidential Documents 7603 

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 genderbased 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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7604 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 24 / Monday, February 5, 2024 / Presidential Documents 

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 fortyeighth. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02349 

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