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 Public Awareness Campaigns
JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER
FEBRUARY
12-18
National Children of Alcoholics Week
Contact:National Association for Children of Alcoholics 11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100 Rockville, MD, 20852 (888) 554-2627 www.nacoa.org MARCH
1-31
Safe Spring Break
Contact:The BACCHUS Network PO Box 100430 Denver, CO 80250-0430 (303) 871-0901 www.bacchusgamma.org
13-19
Brain Awareness Week
Contact:Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 New York, NY, 10151 (212) 401-1680 www.dana.org/brainweek
19-25
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
Contact: National Inhalant Prevention Coalition2904 Kerbey Lane Austin, TX, 78703 (800) 269-4237 www.inhalants.org APRIL
1-30
Alcohol Awareness Month
Contact: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. [NCADD]20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902 New York, NY, 10005 (212) 269-7797 www.ncadd.org or local Affiliate of NCADD, 800-622-2255
1-30
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Contact: Prevent Child Abuse America200 South Michigan Avenue, 17th Floor Chicago, IL, 60604 800-CHILDREN www.preventchildabuse.org
10
National Alcohol Screening Day
Contact: National Mental Illness Screening Project, Inc.One Washington Street, Suite 304 Wellesley Hills, MA, 02481-1706 (781) 239-0071 www.mentalhealthscreening.org/alcohol.htm
4-6
Alcohol-Free Weekend
Contact: See NCADD above
MAY
11-17
Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
Contact: See NCADD above
JUNE
27
National HIV Testing Day
Contact: Ray Daniels, National Association of People with AIDS1413 K Street NW Washington, DC, 20005 (202) 898-0414 www.napwa.org SEPTEMBER
1-30
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Contact: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 618 Rockville, MD, 20857 (301) 443-0091 www.recoverymonth.gov
9
International FAS Awareness Day: "The Minute of Reflection"
Contact: FASWorld1509 Danforth Avenue Toronto, ON M4J 5C3 CANADA (416) 465-7766 www.fasworld.com
17
National Addictions Counselor Day
Contact: Richard Schmitz, Director Public RelationsNational Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors [NAADAC] 901 N. Washington St. Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 548-0497 www.naadac.org
22
Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
Contact: Sarah Winkeller, National Center on Addiction andSubstance Abuse at Columbia University 633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY, 10017 (212) 841-5215 www.casacolumbia.org OCTOBER
1-31
Liver Awareness Month
Contact: American Liver Foundation75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603 New York, NY, 10038 (800) GO-LIVER [800-465-4827] www.liverfoundation.org
1-31
Talk About Prescriptions Month
Contact: National Council on Patient Information and Education4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505 Bethesda, MD, 20814 (301) 656-8565 www.talkaboutrx.org
19-25
*National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week
Contact: See BACCHUS above
23-31
National Red Ribbon Week
Contact: Molly Osendorf, National Family Partnership, Informed FamiliesEducation Center 2490 Coral Way, Miami, FL, 33145 (800) 705-8997 www.nfp.org NOVEMBER
November 1 - New Year's Eve
Tie One On For Safety Campaign
Contact: National Programs, MADD800-GET-MADD, ext. 242 www.madd.org
20
Great American Smokeout
Contact: Local chapter of the American Cancer Society800-227-2345 www.cancer.org
30
National Methamphetamine Awareness Day
For more information on how you can participate, visit: http://www.usdoj.gov/methawareness
DECEMBER
1-31
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
Contact: National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]410 Seventh Street SW, NTS 20 Washington DC 20590 (202) 366-6978 www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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