[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 7, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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                Proclamation 7766 of April 2, 2004

                
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                America has a fundamental duty to protect the safety 
                and well-being of its children. During National Child 
                Abuse Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to 
                preventing child abuse and neglect, and we dedicate 
                ourselves to creating a safe environment in which our 
                children can grow and thrive.

                We have made important progress in protecting America's 
                children, but too many still suffer from abuse and 
                neglect. Recent reports indicate that nearly 900,000 
                children were found to be victims of abuse or neglect 
                in 2002. Of these children, an estimated 1,400 died, 75 
                percent of whom were 4 years old or younger.

                These young girls and boys depend on adults to 
                recognize the risk factors and warning signs of abuse 
                and to take action to end it. This critical 
                responsibility is shared by parents, teachers, coaches, 
                religious leaders, government officials, and concerned 
                citizens in every community.

                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 2004 as National Child 
                Abuse Prevention Month. I encourage all citizens to 
                take an active role in creating a caring community and 
                help protect America's children from abuse and neglect.

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

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 04-8041
Filed 4-6-04; 8:58 am]
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