Awareness Dates

July 2023 – June 2024

JULY23
2 Special Recreation for the Disabled Day
4 U.S. Independence Day
10 National Chronic Disease Day
Disability Pride Month 14 International Nonbinary Peoples Day
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month 16-22 National Parenting Gifted Children Week
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness 23 National Parents’ Day
and Prevention Month
24 International Self-Care Day
National Make A Difference to Children Month
25 National Drowning Prevention Day
South Asian Heritage Month (18 July-17 Aug)
26 National Disability Independence Day
30 National Support Public Education Day

AUG.23
6 Friendship Day
8 Happiness Happens Day
13 Left-Handers Day
National Immunization Awareness Month 26 Women’s Equality Day

SEPT.23
8 International Literacy Day
10 World Suicide Prevention Day
10-16 National Suicide Prevention Week

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 10-16 National Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Week
Children’s Good Manners Month
11 Grandparents Day
Deaf Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15) 16 World Clean-Up Day
Library Card Sign-up Month 17 Constitution Day/Citizenship Day
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month 17-23 Child Passenger Safety Week
National Preparedness Month 17-23 Student Sleep Health Week
National Recovery Month 20 National School Backpack Awareness Day
Self-Improvement Month
21 International Day of Peace
Sexual Health Awareness Month
23 International Day of Sign Languages
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
27 National Women’s Health & Fitness Day

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OCT.23
1-7 Mental Illness Awareness Week
2 World Day of Bullying Prevention
2 Child Health Day

ADHD Awareness Month 4 Walk to School Day

Communicate with Your Kids Month 5 World Teachers’ Day
Computer Learning Month 5 National Depression Screening Day
Crime Prevention Month 9 Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10 World Mental Health Day
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
11 National Coming Out Day
Dyslexia Awareness Month
16 World Food Day
Health Literacy Month
15-21 America’s Safe Schools Week
LGBTQ+ History Month
Meet the Blind Month 16-20 National Health Education Week
National Book Month 16-20 National School Bus Safety Week
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month 18 Unity Day – Kindness, Acceptance, Inclusion
National Depression and Mental Health Screening 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day
Month 23-31 Red Ribbon Week (Drug-Free America)
Positive Attitude Month

NOV.23
7-11 Solidarity Week
11 Veterans Day
13-21 National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness
Week
Adoption Awareness Month
13 World Kindness Day
College Application Month
13-19 Transgender Awareness Week
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Career Development Month 13-17 American Education Week
National Family Caregivers Month 13-19 National Apprenticeship Week
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month 16 International Day for Tolerance
National Runaway Prevention Month 16 Children’s Grief Awareness Day
National Scholarship Month 16 National Parental Involvement Day
Native American Heritage Month
18 Family Volunteer Day
Picture Book Month
18 International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
19 National Adoption Day
20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
24 Native American Heritage Day
24 Random Acts of Kindness Friday

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DEC.23
1 World AIDS Day
2 Special Education Day
3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 International Volunteer Day
5-11 National Handwashing Awareness Week
10 Human Rights Day

JAN.24
1 Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary
1 Global Family Day
4 World Braille Day
National Mentoring Month 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
National Thank You Month 21 World Religion Day
27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day

FEB.24
5-9 National School Counseling Week
5-9 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action
14-20 Random Acts of Kindness Week
African American History Month 15 International Childhood Cancer Day
Career and Technical Education Month 17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
Gap Year Awareness Month 26-March 2 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
International Boost Self-Esteem Month

MARCH24
1 Self-Injury Awareness Day
2 Read Across America Day
4-8 National School Breakfast Week

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 4-8 Say Something Week

Self-Injury Awareness Month 8 International Women’s Day
Gender Equality Month 8 SEL Day
Middle-Level Education Month 10-16 National Sleep Awareness Week
Music in Our Schools Month 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Women’s History Month Discrimination
21 World Down Syndrome Day
31 Transgender Day of Visibility

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APRIL24
2 World Autism Awareness Day
2 Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Action
4 National Alcohol Screening Day

Alcohol Awareness Month 7 World Health Day

Arab American Heritage Month 7-13 National Library Week
Autism Acceptance Month 10 National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Child Abuse Prevention Month 22 Earth Day
Community Service Month 22-26 National Specialized Instructional Support
Counseling Awareness Month Personnel Appreciation Week
Deaf History Month 30 International Children’s Book Day
Month of the Military Child
National STD Awareness Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
School Library Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

MAY24
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
6-10
9

17
National PTA Teacher Appreciation Week
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness
Day
International Day Against Homophobia,
Transphobia and Biphobia
Jewish American History Month
16 Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Mental Health Month
Military Appreciation Month 18 Armed Forces Day
National Foster Care Month 25 National Missing Children’s Day
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month 31 World No Tobacco Day
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

JUNE24
5 World Environment Day
8 Family Health & Fitness Day
9 Children’s Day

LGBTQ+ Pride Month 14 Flag Day

National Hunger Awareness Month 18 Autistic Pride Day
National Safety Month 19 Juneteenth

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