Related Observances | Domestic Violence Awareness Project

The Domestic Violence Awareness Project collaborates and partners with allied organizations and movements, supporting their work to bring visibility to issues that intersect with domestic violence through national observances.

Learn more about national efforts to raise awareness about gender based violence and intersecting issues throughout the year.

January

National Stalking Awareness Month
Human Trafficking Awareness Month

February

March

Women’s History Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Social Work Month
NO MORE Week (1^st week)
International Women’s Day (8th)
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (10)
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (20th)

April

Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Youth Violence Prevention Week (1^st week)
World Health Day (7th)
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (10th)
National Transgender HIV Testing Day (18th)

May

Mental Health Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Women’s Health Week (week of Mother’s Day)
National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (5th)
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (10th)
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (19th)

June

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Pride Month
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15th)
Juneteenth (19th)

July

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

September

National Recovery Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
World Suicide Prevention Day (10th)
National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 to 10/15)
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (18th)

October

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Housing America Month
YWCA Week Without Violence (3^rd week)
Mental Illness Awareness Week (1^st week)
National Coming Out Day (11th)
Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day (2nd Wednesday)
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (15th)
Love Your Body Day (18th)

November

National Runaway Prevention Month
Native American Heritage Month
Giving Tuesday (Tuesday after Thanksgiving)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (20th)
White Ribbon Day (22nd)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th)
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (11/25 to 12/10)

December

World Aids Day (1st)
Human Rights Day (10th)