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Abuse & Safety

Domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, and coercive control within families — recognition, reporting, safety planning, accountability, and recovery.

What's at issue

Domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, and coercive control within families — recognition, reporting, safety planning, accountability, and recovery. The Proclamation's implicit demand that family relationships be safe; when family structures become harmful rather than protective.

Where it appears in the Proclamation

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