[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 17319-17320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8010]


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                Proclamation 7419 of March 28, 2001

                
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every child deserves to live in a safe, permanent, and 
                caring family. Regrettably, abuse and neglect continue 
                to threaten the well-being of many young Americans. 
                Each year, more than 800,000 confirmed incidents of 
                maltreatment of children and more than 1,000 abuse-
                related child fatalities plague our country. We can, 
                and must, do more to fight these tragedies and to 
                protect our children from harm.

                Prevention remains the best defense for our children. 
                State Community-Based Family Resource and Support 
                programs sponsor activities promoting public awareness 
                about child abuse and information on how to stop it. 
                Additional initiatives offer education and training to 
                mothers, fathers, and other caretakers. Collaboration 
                among schools, government agencies, faith-based 
                organizations, businesses, community groups, and law 
                enforcement play an important role in helping such 
                efforts to succeed.

                During the month of April, let our Nation and her 
                people reaffirm the commitment to making a positive 
                difference in ending child abuse and neglect. Each 
                individual needs to help. Organize or join a community 
                group that offers information or assistance to parents 
                and families. Be vigilant for signs of abuse exhibited 
                by young people in your community. Encourage trust in 
                and support for law enforcement agencies. By speaking 
                out against child abuse and neglect and cultivating an 
                environment that nurtures and strengthens families, we 
                can give boys and girls the safe, stable, and loving 
                homes they need. They will be able to enter the 
                classroom each day ready to learn, with improved self-
                esteem. They will be encouraged to reach their full 
                potential as individuals and as members of our society.

                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 2001, as National 
                Child Abuse Prevention Month. I encourage all Americans 
                to join in the vital task of protecting young people 
                from harm, and I commend the many dedicated parents, 
                educators, social workers, and other concerned citizens 
                who lead by example in doing right by our children.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 01-8010
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