Monthly Event Calendar www.SuicideAwarenessAndPreventionCouncil.org What organized groups do you attend or are involved with? Talk to them about scheduling a 15 minute presentation on Mental Health. January Poverty & Suicide Jan 20-24 - Organizing a No Name-Calling Week Poverty in America Month- (U.S.) Self-help Group National Mentoring Month February Youth Leadership & Suicide National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Youth Leadership Month March Self-Injury & Suicide March 1 - Self Injury Awareness Day Self Injury Awareness Month  * Proclamation Story April Alcohol & Suicide April 1 - Youth Homelessness Matters Day April 7 - World Health Day - (UN) Alcohol Awareness Month  * National Child Abuse Prevention Month National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month May Mental Health & Suicide May 7 - National Children's Mental Health May 17 - Mental Health Sunday - 3rd Sunday in May May 28 - World Hunger Day Mental Health Awareness Month  * Mental Health By The Numbers National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week 5 ways to raise awareness during mental health month Self Care for Mental Health Awareness Month Heal the Children Month - speak out about childhood abuse and neglect Women's Health Care Month June PTSD & Suicide June 19 - Veterans Stand Down - Brookings-Harbor High School Football Field - 10 am - 2 pom June 26 - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking - (UN) June 27 - U.S. National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Day Men's Health Month Intentional Men's Month Gay and Lesbian Pride Month Pharmacists declare war on alcohol PTSD Month July Bereaved Parents & Suicide | Minority Mental Health Month National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Worldwide Bereaved Parents Awareness Month August Overdose & Suicide August 12 - International Youth Day August 22 - Don't be a Bully Month August 31 - International Overdose - September Suicide Prevention September 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day September 6-12 - National Suicide Prevention Week National Recovery Month - (U.S.) Suicide Prevention Month  * Self Care Awareness Month October Bullying & Suicide October 5 - World Day of Bullying Prevention October 8 - National Depression Screening Day October 10 - World Mental Health Day Bullying Prevention Month - (U.S.) Bully Prevention Month (bullying & suicide) * Depression Awareness Month Depression Education - (U.S.) Emotional Intelligence - (www.e-ii.org) National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month National Stop Bullying Month November Hunger + Homelessness & Suicide | Tolerance & Suicide Men's Mental Health Matters Red Ribbon Month (Anti-drunk-driving) International Day for Tolerance - (UN) December Reflection & Suicide  * Priority Under Construction ©2017-2023, www.ZeroAttempts.org/calendar.html 111822