[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9933 of September 27, 2019

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2019

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Domestic violence poisons relationships, destroys lives, and shatters
the bedrock of our society--the family. Homes should be places of
comfort and stability where love and mutual respect thrive. Domestic
violence erodes this environment, leaving many Americans in potentially
life-threatening situations. As a Nation, we must resolve to have zero
tolerance for acts of domestic violence. During National Domestic
Violence Awareness Month, we reaffirm our steadfast commitment to
empowering survivors and ending this deeply destructive abuse.
Domestic violence affects Americans regardless of income, race, gender,
or socioeconomic status. Still, women make up a disproportionately
higher number of victims of domestic violence, with nearly half of
female homicide victims killed by a current or former male partner. Each
of us has a duty to speak out against these crimes and to make every
effort to prevent such tragedies from occurring. Together, we can ensure
those who have suffered at the hands of abusers receive needed care and
support, and we can protect potential victims from future abuse.
My Administration has made it a priority to provide victims of domestic
violence with needed assistance. The Department of Justice's Office on
Violence Against Women (OVW) funds critical services and training across
the country to prevent domestic violence and to support law enforcement
efforts to hold domestic violence offenders accountable for their
crimes. To support law enforcement in Alaska Native villages and address
the complex, unique, and dire public safety challenges those communities
are facing, OVW is funding specialized training and technical assistance
on enforcement of Tribal protection orders. In fiscal years 2018 and
2019, approximately $8 billion--a historic amount--has been made
available for victim services through the Department of Justice's Office
for Victims of Crime, funding more than 3,000 domestic violence local
service providers and national domestic violence hotlines. These
services assist more than 2 million domestic violence victims annually,
helping individuals and families heal from physical and psychological
wounds.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides resources to
help survivors of domestic violence rebuild safe, stable, and self-
sufficient lives. HHS supports initiatives to train healthcare providers
to assist those who have suffered from domestic violence. Through
Project Catalyst, clinics are educating all patients about domestic
violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking, and they are
connecting people in need to local service providers. In fiscal year
2019, HHS provided 143 grants to Tribes and Tribal organizations to

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assist in efforts to increase public awareness about domestic violence
and to provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims and
their children.
This month, we strengthen our resolve to ensure homes are places of
refuge, comfort, and protection--and not places of fear and abuse. We
renew our commitment to support and protect victims, hold perpetrators
accountable, and prevent violence before it starts. We strive to
eliminate domestic violence in all its horrific forms in order to
sustain the hope of a better life for victims and to foster safer homes
and relationships for all Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 2019 as
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I call upon all Americans to
stand firm in condemning domestic violence and supporting survivors of
these crimes in finding the safety and recovery they need. I also call
upon all Americans to support, recognize, and trust in the efforts of
law enforcement and public health and social services providers to hold
offenders accountable, protect victims of crime and their communities,
and prevent future violence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
DONALD J. TRUMP