[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56879-56880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4962]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8183--National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2007



Proclamation 8184--Child Health Day, 2007


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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 192 / Thursday, October 4, 2007 / 
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                Proclamation 8183 of October 1, 2007

                
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Families are indispensable to a stable society, and 
                they should be a place of support to instill 
                responsibility and values in the next generation. When 
                a family member is abused, it can have long-term 
                damaging effects on the victim that leave a mark on 
                family, friends, and the community at large. Our 
                society must continue to work to prevent domestic 
                violence and help create a loving and stable 
                environment for our children and grandchildren.

                National Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an 
                opportunity to renew our commitment to preventing 
                domestic violence and to assisting those who suffer 
                from its devastating effects. My Administration is 
                dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence. The 
                Family Justice Center Initiative, announced in 2003, 
                continues to work towards eradicating domestic violence 
                in our Nation. This program provides assistance and 
                services for victims of domestic violence by bringing 
                professionals, advocates, law enforcement, and 
                organizations together at centers nationwide. In 2006, 
                I signed legislation that reauthorized the Violence 
                Against Women Act to fight domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, and stalking. We also are 
                working with faith-based and community organizations to 
                assist victims in need. In addition, the Department of 
                Justice's Domestic Violence Transitional Housing 
                Assistance Program provides access to transitional 
                housing services while working to move victims of 
                violence into permanent housing.

                As we observe National Domestic Violence Awareness 
                Month, we underscore our commitment to building an 
                America where all citizens can live with dignity, work 
                productively, and achieve their dreams. We encourage 
                victims and their families and friends to seek 
                assistance through Family Justice Centers and to 
                contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-
                800-799-SAFE. Together, we can help prevent, recognize, 
                and stop domestic violence in America.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 2007 as 
                National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I urge all 
                Americans to reach out to those who have been abused 
                and help educate people about the vital importance of 
                ending domestic violence.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 
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