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Universal Human Rights Monthhttps://www.endslaverynow.org/act/action-library/celebrate-universal-human-rights-month#:~:text=December%20is%20the%20Universal%20Month,equal%20in%20dignity%20and%20rights. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Awareness Monthhttps://www.cameronmch.com/blog/seasonal-depression-awareness-month/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder National Grief Awareness Week (first week of December):https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/national-grief-awareness-week World AIDS Day (December 1)The theme this year is ““Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress”https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/hiv-aids-awareness-days/world-aids-dayhttps://oar.nih.gov/news-and-events/world-aids-day-at-nih International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)https://idpwd.org/about/https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities Human Rights Day (December 10)https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-dayhttps://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/human-rights-day

November Awareness Observances American Diabetes Monthhttps://diabetes.org/adm Lung Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://lcam.org/lcam/https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/lung-cancer-awareness-month/ National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM)https://www.epilepsy.com/volunteer/spreading-awareness/national-epilepsy-awareness-month National Hospice & Palliative Care Monthhttps://allianceforcareathome.org/palliative-care/ National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/pancreatic-cancer-awareness-month/https://pancan.org/facing-pancreatic-cancer/change-the-course/ National Stomach Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://nostomachforcancer.org/get-involved/stomach-cancer-awareness-month/ Prematurity Awareness Monthhttps://www.marchofdimes.org/prematurity-awareness-month Transgender Awareness Week (2nd week in November)https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/transgender-awareness-week-transgender-day-of-remembrance

National ADHD Month The theme this year is “The Many Faces of ADHD” Month-long National ADHD Month — Theme: “The Many Faces of ADHD”Official site ·Healthline overview National Bullying Prevention/Awareness MonthPACER NBPM ·Workplace bullying (NIH) National LGBTQ+ History Monthlgbthistorymonth.com National Disability Employment Awareness MonthU.S. DOL: NDEAM National Breast Cancer Awareness

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Monthhttps://988lifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month CPTSD Awareness Month (Complex PTSD)https://cptsdfoundation.org/ Hispanic Heritage Monthhttps://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/ Deaf Awareness Monthhttps://deafchildren.org/2024/09/september-is-national-deaf-awareness-month/ Alopecia Areata Awareness Monthhttps://www.naaf.org/events/alopecia-areata-awareness-month/ Blood Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://bloodcancermonth.org/ Childhood Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/childhood-cancer-awareness-month.html National Childhood Obesity Awareness Monthhttps://www.dhd10.org/national-childhood-obesity-awareness-month/ (Michigan organization but has general information) Sickle Cell Awareness Monthhttps://www.sicklecelldisease.org/ Sepsis Awareness Monthhttps://sepsis.org/get-involved/sepsis-awareness-month/ National Suicide Prevention Week

National Breastfeeding Monthhttps://www.usbreastfeeding.org/national-breastfeeding-month.html Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month https://www.aao.org/eye-health/resources/articles National Immunization Awareness Monthhttps://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/index.html Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month https://www.curesma.org/sma-awareness-month/ National Black Business Month https://nationaltoday.com/black-business-month/https://dslbd.dc.gov/page/national-black-business-month Black Breastfeeding Week (August 25 – 31) https://blackbreastfeedingweek.org/

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month(Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, National BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month) https://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/national-minority-mental-health-awareness-month https://www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/bipoc-mental-health-awareness-month-navigating-stigma/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7-iT_LqGhwMVxjMIBR3b7gUNEAAYAyAAEgIWK_D_BwE   Disability Pride Monthhttps://www.ameridisability.com/how-to-display-disability-pride/   Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Monthhttps://www.arthritis.org/news/july-is-juvenile-arthritis-awareness-month   National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Monthhttps://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/blog/cleft-lip-and-cleft-palate-awareness-and-prevention-month#:~:text=July%20is%20National%20Cleft%20and,t%20form%20completely%20during%20pregnancy.   Sarcoma Awareness Monthhttps://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/sarcoma-and-bone-cancer-awareness-month/   Plastic Free July https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

LGBTQ+ Pride Month https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/celebrate-pride-with-us https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/pride-month   Men’s Health Month:   https://menshealthmonth.org/    PTSD Awareness Month: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp   National Safety Month: https://www.nsc.org/workplace/national-safety-month    Gun Violence Awareness Month:  https://www.bradyunited.org/resources/campaigns-toolkits/wear-orange    Immigrant Heritage Month: https://www.iamanimmigrant.com/   National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: https://caribbeanamericanmonth.com/    Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: https://www.alz.org/abam/overview.asp    Scoliosis Awareness Month:  https://spine-practice.com/june-is-national-scoliosis-awareness-month/ 

Mental Health Awareness Month https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/mental-health-awareness-month    Maternal Mental Health Month https://nichq.org/campaign/maternal-mental-health-awareness-month https://postpartum.net/maternal-mental-health-month-2025/    National Adolescent Health Month™ (NAHM™)   https://opa.hhs.gov/NAHM   Older Americans Month https://acl.gov/oam/2024/older-americans-month-2024  [use this 2024 link]   AAPI Heritage Month https://fapac.org/AAPI-Resources   Jewish Heritage Month https://jewishamericanheritage.org/ https://www.ajc.org/jewishamericanheritagemonth   American Stroke Awareness Month https://www.stroke.org/en/about-the-american-stroke-association/stroke-awareness-month   Arthritis Awareness Month https://www.arthritis.org/news/revealing-truth-arthritis-arthritis-awareness-mont

National Autism Acceptance Month https://autismacceptance.com/   Psychology Today – Autism Acceptance Month: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-forgotten-women/202304/this-april-is-autism-acceptance-month   National Minority Health Month https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/edu-training/nmhm/#about  https://www.hhs.gov/national-minority-health-month/toolkit/index.html  https://www.cdc.gov/minority-health/features/nmhm.html    Month of the Military Child US DoD – Dept. of Defense: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Month-of-the-Military-Child/  MCEC – Military Child Education Coalition: https://www.militarychild.org/resource/momc-toolkit/    National Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Welfare (.gov):

Women’s History Month https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/ https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/womens-history-month   Bisexual Health Awareness Month https://bihealthmonth.org/ https://www.hrc.org/news/living-into-equity-this-bisexual-health-awareness-month   Adolescent Self-Injury Awareness Month https://www.adolescentselfinjuryfoundation.com/post/asif-has-declared-march-as-adolescent-self-injury-awareness-month-as-i-am   Developmental Disability Awareness Month https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/press/march-is-developmental-disabilities-awareness-month/ https://acl.gov/news-and-events/events-and-observances/developmental-disabilities-awareness-month-2023   Brain Injury Awareness Month https://www.biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/brain-injury-awareness   National Kidney Month https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-health-outreach/national-kidney-month https://www.kidney.org/content/national-kidney-month   Social Work Month The theme for 2025 is “Social Work: Compassion +

Black History Month American Heart Month National School Counseling Week (February 5-9, 2024) (first full week of February) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (February 7-14)  Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (February 18-20, 2024) (week after Feb. 14) National Wear Red Day (February 2) World Cancer Day (February 4) National Black HIV/AIDS

International Quality of Life Month  National (Slavery and) Human Trafficking Prevention Month Dry January (UK) Poverty in America Awareness Month  National Mentoring Month Cervical Health Awareness Month: The color teal represents cervical cancer awareness.  National Birth Defects Awareness/Prevention Month National Blood Donor Month National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness

Universal Human Rights Monthhttps://www.endslaverynow.org/act/action-library/celebrate-universal-human-rights-month Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Monthhttps://www.cameronmch.com/blog/seasonal-depression-awareness-month/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder World AIDS Day (December 1)The theme this year is ““Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress”https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/hiv-aids-awareness-days/world-aids-dayhttps://oar.nih.gov/news-and-events/world-aids-day-at-nih International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)https://idpwd.org/about/https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities Human Rights Day (December 10)https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-dayhttps://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/human-rights-day

American Diabetes Monthhttps://diabetes.org/adm Lung Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://lcam.org/lcam/https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/lung-cancer-awareness-month/ National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM)https://www.epilepsy.com/volunteer/spreading-awareness/national-epilepsy-awareness-month National Hospice Palliative Care Monthhttps://www.nhpco.org/resources/national-hospice-and-palliative-care-month/ National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/pancreatic-cancer-awareness-month/https://pancan.org/facing-pancreatic-cancer/change-the-course/ National Stomach Cancer Awareness Monthhttps://nostomachforcancer.org/get-involved/stomach-cancer-awareness-month/ Prematurity Awareness Monthhttps://www.marchofdimes.org/prematurity-awareness-month Transgender Awareness Week (2nd week in November)     https://www.hrc.org/campaigns/transgender-awareness-week-transgender-day-of-remembrance

National ADHD Month The theme this year is “Awareness Is Key!” adhdawarenessmonth.org healthline.com National Bullying Prevention/Awareness Month pacer.org Workplace bullying hr.nih.gov National LGBTQ+ History Month lgbthistorymonth.com National Down Syndrome Month specialolympics.org ndss.org National Physical Therapy Month apta.org Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month marchofdimes.org Spina Bifida Awareness Month spinabifidaassociation.org Sudden

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 988lifeline.org Hispanic Heritage Month hispanicheritagemonth.gov Deaf Awareness Month hr.uw.edu Alopecia Areata Awareness Month www.naaf.org Blood Cancer Awareness Month bloodcancermonth.org Childhood Cancer Awareness Month www.stjude.org National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month www.dhd10.org Sickle Cell Awareness Month www.sicklecelldisease.org Sepsis Awareness Month sepsis.org National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)

National Breastfeeding Month www.usbreastfeeding.org Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month www.aao.org National Immunization Awareness Month www.cdc.gov Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month www.curesma.org National Black Business Month dslbd.dc.go Black Breastfeeding Week (August 25 – 31) blackbreastfeedingweek.org

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, National BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month) www.nami.org aglearn.usda.gov www.nctsn.org www.thetrevorproject.org Disability Pride Month www.ameridisability.com Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month www.arthritis.org National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month www.marchofdimes.org Sarcoma Awareness Month www.aacr.org Plastic Free July

LGBTQ+ Pride Month www.history.com www.loc.gov PTSD Awareness Month www.ptsd.va.gov Immigrant Heritage Month www.iamanimmigrant.com Gun Violence Awareness Month www.bradyunited.org Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month www.alz.org Scoliosis Awareness Month spine-practice.com National Cancer Survivors Day (June 6) ncsd.org International Day of Play (June 11th) www.internationaldayofplay.org Family Health and Fitness Day (June 12) www.nrpa.org

Mental Health Awareness Month www.samhsa.gov Maternal Mental Health Month nichq.org npic.org National Adolescent Health Month (NAHM™)  opa.hhs.gov Older Americans Month acl.gov www.sustain.life AAPI Heritage Month fapac.org Jewish Heritage Month jewishamericanheritage.org www.ajc.org American Stroke Awareness Month www.stroke.org Arthritis Awareness Month www.arthritis.org oaaction.unc.edu Brain Tumor Awareness Month braintumor.org National Speech-Language-Hearing Month www.asha.org

Raising Awareness National Autism Acceptance Month autismacceptance.com www.psychologytoday.com NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov www.nimhd.nih.gov National Child Abuse Prevention Month preventchildabuse.org Stress Awareness Month hr.nih.gov Arab American Heritage Month arabamericafoundation.org Earth Month www.neefusa.org www.sustain.life National Volunteer Month www.volunteer.gov www.signupgenius.com National Public Health Week (April 1- 7) nphw.org National Volunteer Week (April