NASW Approved Observances

February	National Children of Alcoholics Week (Nat’l. Assoc. of Children of Alcoholics) School Counseling Week (American School Counselors Association) Black History Month National Parents Leadership Month (Parents Anonymous)
March	National Social Work Month (NASW) National Youth Violence Prevention Week (National S.A.V.E.) National LGBT Health Awareness Week (National Coalition for LGBT Health)
April	National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Prevent Child Abuse America) Alcohol Awareness Month (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence) National Alcohol Screening Day (Screening for Mental Health) National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (American Cancer Society) National Public Health Week (American Public Health Association) Sexual Assault Awareness Month (National Sexual Violence Resource Center) National Crime Victims Rights Week (Office for the Victims of Crimes) National Volunteer Week
May	National Foster Care Month (Casey Family Programs) Older Americans Month (Administration on Aging) Older Americans Mental Health Week (Administration on Aging) National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day (National Mental Health Association) National Nursing Home Week (American Health Care Association) Cover the Uninsured Week (Kaiser Family Foundation) National Mental Health Month (National Mental Health Association) Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
June	Abused Women and Children’s Awareness Day (Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration) National Cancer Survivors Day (National Cancer Survivor’s Foundation)
July	Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
August	The SOS Program (Signs of Suicide)
September	National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Department of Health and Human Services) Healthy Aging Month (Center for Mental Health Services) Support Infertility Week (National Resolve: Infertility Association) National Suicide Awareness Week (American Association of Suicidolgy)
October	Hispanic Heritage Month Child Health Month (American Academy of Pediatrics) National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) National Depression Screening Day (National Mental Health Association) World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) World Mental Health Day (World Federation for Mental Health) Case Management Week
November	Child Safety and Protection Month (National Network for Child Care) National Hospice Month (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) National Adoption Month (National Adoption Information Clearing House) Home Care Month (National Association for Home Care) National Alzheimer’s Disease Month (Alzheimer’s Association) National American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month (Indian Health Service) National Family Caregiver Month
December	World AIDS Day (UNAIDS)

http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/features/observances.asp

1/3/2013