[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 18427-18428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1099]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 65 / Thursday, April 3, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 8230 of April 1, 2008

                
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Children are the hope and promise of our Nation, and 
                our society has a special duty to ensure young 
                Americans get the care and attention they need to 
                succeed in life. During National Child Abuse Prevention 
                Month, we underscore our commitment to preventing child 
                abuse and neglect so that all children can live in 
                safety and security.

                Parents have a responsibility to safeguard their 
                children from danger and to provide the love, 
                protection, and guidance youngsters need to grow into 
                confident and caring adults. In every community across 
                the Nation, good and courageous citizens are improving 
                the lives of our most vulnerable children with acts of 
                compassion. The strength of America lies in the ability 
                of our citizens to make a positive difference in the 
                lives of our young people.

                My Administration is committed to the safety of our 
                Nation's youth. In 2006, I signed into law the Adam 
                Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which was 
                designed to protect children from sexual and other 
                violent crimes, help prevent child pornography, and 
                make the Internet safer for our children. This law 
                expands sex offender registration and notification on a 
                nationwide basis, provides a statutory basis for the 
                Project Safe Childhood program, and gives communities 
                and law enforcement the tools necessary to keep 
                children out of harm's way. Additionally, with 
                strengthened Federal penalties, we will ensure that 
                those who prey on our children will be caught, 
                prosecuted, and punished to the fullest extent of the 
                law.

                As we observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we 
                reaffirm our loving commitment to America's youth and 
                our dedication to building a society in which all 
                children can realize their full potential.

                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 laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim April 2008 as National Child 
                Abuse Prevention Month. I encourage all citizens to 
                help protect our children from abuse and neglect and to 
                take an active role in creating safe communities.

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