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Proclamation 9714

National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2018

In simple terms

This proclamation designates April 2018 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It calls on Americans to be aware of child abuse signs, support at-risk children, and invest in children's well-being, but contains no binding policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 83 FR 14343

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 2018 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Contains contested framing ('endowed from conception with value') that may generate political reaction but has no policy effect
  • No funding or programmatic changes attached to the commemorative designation
Proclamation 9714: National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2018 · Executive Orders