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Causes & Awareness
Awareness Calendar
Awareness calendar: Key months, weeks and days from January to December. Here are the days, weeks and months set aside to raise awareness.
January
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Day:
January 11, 2018
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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Week:
January 15-19, 2018
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Month:
January 1 – January 31, 2018
February
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Day
February 1, 2018
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February 2, 2018
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February 4, 2018
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February 17, 2018
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Week
February 11 – February 17, 2018
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February 18 – February 24, 2018
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
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Month
February 1 – February 28, 2018
Career and Technical Education Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
March
Day
March 1, 2018
Self-injury Awareness Day (SIAD)
March 8, 2018
March 21, 2018
Kick Butts Day (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22, 2018
March 27, 2018
American Diabetes Association Alert Day
Week
March 4-11, 2018
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March 19-23, 2018
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
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Month
March 1 – March 31, 2018
April
Day
April 2, 2018
April 5, 2018
National Alcohol Screening Day
April 7, 2018
April 10, 2018
April 15, 2018
April 26, 2018
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
April 27, 2018
Week
April 15 - 21, 2018
National Family Volunteer Week
April 22 - 28, 2018
National Infertility Awareness Week
April 30 – May 6, 2018
Month
April 1 – April 30, 2018
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Alcohol Awareness Month
May
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Day
May 10, 2018
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
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May 13, 2018
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May 25, 2018
National Missing Children’s Day
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May 31, 2018
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Week
May 13 –19, 2018
National Prevention Week by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA)
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Month
May 1 – May 31, 2018
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Global Youth Traffic Safety Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
National Mobility Awareness Month
June
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Day
June 3, 2018
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June 17, 2018
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Week
June 11 –17, 2018
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Month
June 1 – June 30, 2018
July
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Day
July 30, 2018
World Day against Trafficking in Persons
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Month
July 1 – 31, 2018
August
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Day
August 5, 2018
Friendship Day
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August 13, 2018
National Left-Handers Day
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August 26, 2018
Women’s Equality Day
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Month
August 1 – August 31, 2018
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Immunization Awareness Month
National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
September
Day
September 8, 2018
September 9, 2018
September 10, 2018
September 19, 2018
National School Backpack Awareness Day
September 29, 2018
Week
September 9 – 15, 2018
National Suicide Prevention Week
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September 23-29, 2018
Month
September 1 – 30, 2018
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month
October
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Day
October 2, 2018
International Day of Non-Violence
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October 5, 2018
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October 10, 2018
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October 11, 2018
National Depression Screening Day
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October 15, 2018
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
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October 16, 2018
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Week
October 7 - 13, 2018
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October 21 – 27, 2018
National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW)
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October 23 – 31, 2018
Red Ribbon Week (Drug-Free America)
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Month
October 1 – October 31, 2018
Cyber Security Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October
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Day
October 2, 2018
International Day of Non-Violence
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October 5, 2018
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October 10, 2018
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October 11, 2018
National Depression Screening Day
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October 15, 2018
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
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October 16, 2018
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Week
October 7 - 13, 2018
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October 21 – 27, 2018
National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW)
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October 23 – 31, 2018
Red Ribbon Week (Drug-Free America)
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Month
October 1 – October 31, 2018
Cyber Security Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
November
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Day
November 13, 2018
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November 15, 2018
National Parental Involvement Day
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November 16, 2018
International Day for Tolerance
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November 17, 2018
International Survivors of Suicide Day
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November 18, 2018
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November 23, 2018
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Week
November 12 – November 18, 2018
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
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Month
November 1 – November 30, 2018
National Career Development Month
National Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (CRPS) Awareness Month
December
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Day
December 1, 2018
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December 3, 2018
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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December 10, 2018
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Month
December 1 – December 31, 2018