International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.

Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover. Each September, thousands of prevention,…

World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the…

Celebrate National Sober Day on September 14 with friends and family! This day has been around since the late 1980s as a way to promote sobriety and celebrate those who…

National Family Day, celebrated on September 26, puts the spotlight on the people that make our lives meaningful. Families come in many forms and sizes and under different circumstances, but…

The last week in September marks Weight Stigma Awareness Week. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) started Weight Stigma Awareness Week to help the entire eating disorder community understand why weight stigma should matter to everyone, not just those in higher-weight bodies.

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. In the past few years, schools throughout the US have experienced increases in bullying and acts of hate. Not in our school. When hate…

Today is World Smile Day®. Back in 1963, Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts created the smiley face. That image went on to become the most recognizable symbol…

Digital Citizenship Week gives up an opportunity to reflect on our media and technology habits, how they impact our family and friends, and what we can do to be safe…