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Proc 10359ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10359

National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022

President Biden proclaimed April 2022 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, calling on Americans to promote child safety and recognize child welfare workers. The proclamation includes policy-adjacent language defending transgender youth and affirming families, references to the American Rescue Plan's child welfare funding, and HHS guidance on LGBTQI+ foster youth, but contains no binding directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 19585

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 2022 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation blurs ceremonial/policy boundary by including partisan-tinged criticism of state-level transgender care investigations and defending affirming care; may generate political backlash
  • Vague reference to 'actions' by Administration to protect transgender children lacks specificity on what those actions entail
  • Mentions HHS guidance already released, but proclamation itself does not direct new agency action
Proclamation 10359: National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022 · Executive Orders