A drug-free community coalition supporting positive youth development in Franklin County.

Prevention Year at a Glance - 2010
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(Highlighted events include a link to host site.)

January
1 - 31 National Mentoring Month
25 - 29 No Name Calling Week 2010

February
1 - 28 American Heart Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
14 - 20 Children of Alcoholics Week 2010
7 - 13 National PTA Take Your Family to School Week 2010
9-11 CADCA National Leadership Forum 2010
Feb 21 - 27 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW) 2010

March
1 - 31 Safe Spring Break Month
15 - 21 Brain Awareness Week 2010
15 - 21 National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW) 2010
24 National Kick Butts Day 2010

April
1 - 30 Alcohol Awareness & Underage Drinking Prevention Month
1 - 30 Child Abuse Prevention Month
3 - 5 Alcohol Free Weekend 2009
National Alcohol Screening Day 2010
23 - 25 National & Global Youth Service Day 2010
18 - 24 National Crime Victims' Rights Week 2010
18 - 24 National Volunteer Week 2010
20 - 26 Screentime Turnoff Week (Spring) 2010

May
1 - 31 Prom Month: THINK. Prom
National Bike Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
17 - 21 Bike Week
National SAFE Kids Week
1 - 31 Mental Health Month
3 - 7 PTA Teacher Appreciation Week 2010
1 Green Up Day (Vermont) 2010
Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week2010
National Police Week 2010
12 National School Nurse Day 2010
31 World No Tobacco Day 2010 Theme: Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women

June
1 - 30 National Safety Month
Week 1: 6/1-6/6 Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention
Week 2: 6/7-6/13 Teen Driving Safety
Week 3: 6/14-6/20 Preventing Overexertion at Work & at Home
Week 4: 6/21-6/27 Dangers of Cell Phone Use While Driving
Week 5: 6/28-6/30 Summer Safety
first weekend in June - June Dairy Festival (Enosburg, VT)

July

August
3 National Night Out 2010
2 America's Day for Kids 2010

September
1 - 30 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
9 International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day
see also http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/
5 - 11 Yellow Ribbon (Suicide Prevention) Week 2010
8-11 National Association for Addictions Professionals Annual Conference 2010
20 - 26 National Child Passenger Safety Week 2009
20 - 26 ScreenTime Turnoff Week (Fall) 2010
21 International Day of Peace
27 Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children 2010

October
Crime Prevention Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month
International Walk to School Day
7 National Depression Screening Day 2010
17 - 23 Character Counts Week 2009 (3rd week each year)
17 - 23 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week 2010
23 - 31 Red Ribbon Week (other sites will be posted in October)
23 Make A Difference Day 2010 (4th Saturday)
17 - 23 America's Safe Schools Week 2010

November
1 - 30 MADD Tie One On For Safety
18 Great American Smoke-Out 2010
21 - 27 National Family Week 2010

December
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
1 - 31 MADD Tie One On For Safety Cont.