[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 80375-80376]
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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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