[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 6799-6800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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                Proclamation 9081 of January 31, 2014

                
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
                Prevention Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each year, 1 in 10 American teenagers suffers physical 
                violence at the hands of a boyfriend or girlfriend, and 
                many others are sexually or emotionally abused. Dating 
                violence can inflict long-lasting pain, putting 
                survivors at increased risk of substance abuse, 
                depression, poor academic performance, and experiencing 
                further violence from a partner. During National Teen 
                Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we 
                renew our commitment to preventing abuse, supporting 
                survivors, holding offenders accountable, and building 
                a culture of respect.

                Although girls and young women ages 16 to 24 are at the 
                highest risk, dating violence can affect anyone. That 
                is why everyone must learn the risk factors and warning 
                signs. While healthy relationships are built on 
                fairness, equality, and respect, dating violence often 
                involves a pattern of destructive behaviors used to 
                exert power and control over a partner. It can include 
                constantly monitoring, isolating, or insulting a 
                partner; extreme jealousy, insecurity, or 
                possessiveness; or any type of physical violence or 
                unwanted sexual contact. If you, a friend, or a loved 
                one, is in an abusive relationship, the National Dating 
                Abuse Helpline will offer immediate and confidential 
                support. To contact the Helpline, call 1-866-331-9474, 
                text ``loveis'' to 22522, or visit 
                www.LoveIsRespect.org. For more information on dating 
                violence, please visit www.CDC.gov/features/datingviolence datingviolence.

                My Administration remains dedicated to preventing 
                dating violence, raising awareness among teens and 
                their families, and educating young people about 
                healthy relationships. Earlier this year, I established 
                the White House Task Force to Protect Students from 
                Sexual Assault. In addition to its primary focus of 
                reducing sexual assault on college campuses, the task 
                force will consider how its recommendations could apply 
                to secondary schools. Because we must also reach out to 
                teens in new ways, Vice President Joe Biden's 1 is 2 
                Many initiative is engaging them online, via mobile 
                applications, and in social media. Alongside schools, 
                communities, and advocacy groups, we are working to 
                change attitudes and help teens speak out against 
                dating violence.

                Each of us can play a role in ending dating violence--
                in our schools, our homes, our neighborhoods, and our 
                dormitories. This month and throughout the year, let 
                every American look out for one another, stand with 
                survivors, speak out against dating violence, and build 
                communities where abuse is never tolerated.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 February 2014 as 
                National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention 
                Month. I call upon all Americans to support efforts in 
                their communities and schools, and in their own 
                families, to empower young people to develop healthy 
                relationships throughout their lives and to engage in 
                activities that prevent and respond to teen dating 
                violence.

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