National Violence Prevention Calendar
February
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week
2/5/2007 - 2/9/2007, Nationwide
With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the American Bar Association has developed an educational toolkit. In 2006, more than 1,000 of these kits were provided to schools and community organizations across the country.
Sponsor: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Web Site: http://www.abanet.org/unmet/toolkitmaterials.html
March
Sexual Violence Against People with Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week
3/26/2007 - 3/30/2007, Oregon
March is observed as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and April is observed as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This provides a great opportunity to combine efforts to raise awareness about sexual violence in this high risk community.
To do just that, the Oregon Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force in partnership with the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities encourage communities to observe the week of March 25-31 as a week to increase awareness about sexual violence against people with developmental disabilities. Please visit the Task Force's web site for sample flyers and posters for this important event.
Sponsor: Oregon Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force
E-mail: prevention@oregonsatf.org
Phone: (541) 284-8275
Web Site: http://www.oregonsatf.org/prevention/campaigns.html
April
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
4/1/2007 - 4/30/2007, Nationwide
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) was first observed nationally in April 2001. The annual event helps raise awareness of sexual violence and promote unity across the nation. In support of this cause the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) provides resources to advocates nationwide to help them plan SAAM activities in their communities during April and throughout the year.
Sponsor: National Sexual Violence Resource Center
E-mail: resources@nsvrc.org
Phone: (877) 739-3895
Web Site: HYPERLINK "http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/" http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/
2007 National Child Abuse Prevention Month
4/1/2007 - 4/30/2007, Nationwide
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and encourage individuals and communities to support children and families. Learn more about the history of the month, see examples of Presidential and State proclamations, and find strategies for engaging communities and supporting families by visiting the Child Welfare Information Gateway at: http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/.
Sponsor: Prevent Child Abuse America
E-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:mailbox@preventchildabuse.org" mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Phone: (312) 663-3520
Web Site: http://www.preventchildabuse.org
Day to End Sexual Violence
4/5/2007, Nationwide
Every year, individuals from across the nation are encouraged to participate in an awareness-raising activity in their community. Additionally, on this day, the NSVRC will announce the recipients of the NSVRC National Award for Outstanding Response to and Prevention of Sexual Violence. Please visit the NSVRC web site for more information.
Sponsor: National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Web Site: http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/day.html
Chicago Safe Start Week
4/23/2007-4/28/2007
Mayor Daley proclaimed the week of April 23-April 28 Chicago Safe Start Week. Chicago Safe Start focuses on Children’s exposure to violence (CEV) and works to limit the incidences of violence and the negative impact that violence has on victims.
2007 National Crime Victims Rights Week (NCVRW)
4/22/2007 - 4/28/2007, Nationwide
Each April since 1981, OVC has helped lead communities throughout the country in their observances of National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). Public rallies, candlelight vigils, and a host of commemorative activities across the nation promote victims' rights and services in all sectors of our society. Please visit the NCVRW web site for current details
Sponsor: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), U.S. Department of Justice
Web Site: HYPERLINK "http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/welcome.html" http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/welcome.html
May
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day (May 8)
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This is a day for SAMHSA and the initiatives and communities it supports to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. Awareness Day raises awareness of effective programs for children's mental health needs, demonstrates how children's mental health initiatives promote positive youth development, recovery and resilience, and shows how children with mental health needs thrive in their communities
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Website: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
Children’s Mental Health Week (May 6-12)
This week focuses on helping children and adolescents with mental problems and helps to teach families about children’s needs. This week also extend help to children who have been victims of trauma and teaches tips to aid in the recovery of trauma. This week emphasizes the importance of family involvement in a child’s mental disorder.
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Website: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
October
National Crime Prevention Month
10/1/2007 - 10/31/2007, Nationwide
During Crime Prevention Month, government agencies, civic groups, schools, businesses, and youth organizations showcase their accomplishments, reach out to educate and empower the public through educational campaigns, and explore new partnerships that build stronger communities where crime cannot survive.
Sponsor: National Crime Prevention Council
E-mail: trainings@ncpc.org
Web Site: http://www.ncpc.org/WhatWeOffer/publications/cpm_2006.htm
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
10/1/2007 - 10/31/2007, Nationwide
The annual event raises awareness across the nation of the on-going need to end domestic violence.
Sponsor: Various
E-mail: mainoffice@ncadv.org
Web Site: http://www.ncadv.org/
Mental Illness Awareness Week
10/1/2007 - 10/7/2007, Nationwide
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is sponsored by NAMI and is an annual, national observance that was created by a Presidential proclamation in 1990 to focus attention on the high incidence of mental illness in America.
During MIAW, millions of Americans will be honoring the challenges encountered by mental illness as well as celebrating the recoveries they or their loved ones have embraced.
This year's theme, Building Community, Taking Action, allows us all to join together in our communities across America to confront injustice, denounce stigma, and work together to build on the vision found in NAMI's landmark "Grading of the States" report.
Sponsor: NAMI
E-mail: miaw@nami.org
Web Site: http://www.nami.org/Hometemplate.cfm
Violence Prevention Awareness Month
10/1/2007-10/31/2007, Nationwide
Youth Suicide Prevention Month
10/1/2007-10/31/2007, Maryland
Maryland's Governor proclaims October as Youth Suicide Prevention Month. Depression screenings are held statewide. A conference is held in order to bring attention to this issue.
1 Edited by Cynthia Haines, MD, WebMD, July 2005.
2 The Cleveland Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology. Edited by Charolette, M.D., WebMD, July 2005.
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4 Alexander, R., Crabbe, L., Sato, Y., Smith, W., & Bennett, T. Serial abuse in children who are shaken. Am J Dis Child 1990; 144: 58-60.
Daniel Goleman, "Child’s Love of Cruelty May Hint at the Future Killer," The New York Times, 7 Aug. 1991.
"Animal Abuse Forecast of Violence," New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1 Jan. 1987.
Alan R. Felthous, "Aggression Against Cats, Dogs, and People," Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 10 (1980), 169-177.
Goleman. Elizabeth DeViney, Jeffrey Dickert, and Randall Lockwood, "The Care of Pets Within Child-Abusing Families," International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems, 4 (1983) 321-329.
"Child Abuse and Cruelty to Animals," Washington Humane Society.
7 Sharp.
8 Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health Newsletter, Nov. 1994.
9 Ibid.
10 Stephen R. Kellert, Ph.D., and Alan R. Felthous, M.D., "Childhood Cruelty Toward Animals Among Criminals and Noncriminals," Archives of General
1 Stratton, K. , Almario, D., Wizemann, T., and Marie C. McCormick Immunization Safety Review: Vaccinations and Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy; Institute of Medicine, Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
1 Egeland, Byron and Erickson, Martha F., Attachment Theory and Research, University of Minnesota.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
1 Norris, Fran, H., Georgia State University, with the assistance of: Byrne, Christopher M. and Diaz, Eloia, Georgia State University, and Kaniasty, K., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2 Ibid.
3 Hamblen, Jessica, Based in part on the Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 37:10 supplement, October 1998.
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
1 Goguen, Carole, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon.
Adapted from:
http://wind.uwyo.edu/resourceguide/calendar/calendar.asp
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/stateprograms/Maryland.asp
