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Find information, resources, and shareable posts to support your child welfare-related outreach efforts. Share these messages with your social media followers, email subscribers, forum users, and other digital networks. Use these resources to raise awareness about child welfare topics, initiatives, and resources with your staff and agency or with the children, youth, and families you serve.
Upcoming Initiatives, Awareness Days, and Heritage Months
Below you will find child welfare-related initiatives, cultural heritage months, and other awareness opportunities recognized by the Center. For more information on Children’s Bureau-supported initiatives and events, click on the hyperlinked items. Scroll to the bottom of this page to access sample messages by month.
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January
- National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
February
- Black History Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- National Parent Leadership Month
March
- Social Work Month
- Women’s History Month
April
May
- National Foster Care Month
- Mental Health Awareness Month
- Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
- Mother’s Day – May 14
June
- National Reunification Month
- LGBTQ+ Pride Month
- Juneteenth – June 19
- Father’s Day – June 18
- World Refugee Day – June 20
July
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
August
- Women's Equality Day – August 26
September
- National Kinship Care Month
- National Child Welfare Workforce Development Month
- National Preparedness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month
- Grandparent’s Day – September 10
- Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15)
- Child Welfare Virtual Expo (CWVE) - September 21
October
- National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15)
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- National Indigenous People’s Day – October 9
November
- National Adoption Month
- National Runaway Prevention Month
- National Native American Heritage Month
December
- International Day of Persons With Disabilities – December 3
- Winter Holiday Season
Spotlight On Messages
Events
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Working towards an equitable workforce
If you're interested in learning about diversity, racial equity, and inclusion, please visit our Racial Equity topics page. Shared language is vital to advancing racial equity. We have created a glossary of diversity, racial equity, and inclusion terms and definitions that you and your team can use as a starting point in your efforts to align language and develop shared language.
Join the Conversation on Social Media
Find images and messages to post on your own social media accounts.
January is #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth. Use our publication to help your agency identify minors exploited through sex trafficking: https://bit.ly/3Qfwe9l
Find out what states and counties can learn about youth at risk of sex trafficking from the data in their case management systems: https://bit.ly/3nBBY04 #Partner2Prevent
During National #HumanTraffickingPreventionMonth, explore the @CenterforStates’ three-part training curriculum to help your agency support survivors of #HumanTrafficking and sexual exploitation: https://bit.ly/3Gi5AI6
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate Black histories, experiences, and voices. Find resources and learn more about #BlackHistoryMonth: http://bit.ly/3JmdMY8
Explore the following resources that can help child welfare professionals address the disparities facing Black children, youth, and families: http://bit.ly/3JuO4DV #BlackHistoryMonth
#NationalParentLeadershipMonth honors parents and caregivers across the country who raise healthy families and create thriving communities. Find ways to better support them at: http://bit.ly/3InG7iN
During #NationalParentLeadershipMonth, join us in celebrating and recognizing parents everywhere who are raising healthy, thriving families by checking out these resources: http://bit.ly/3k48YPV
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Help raise awareness, empower teen voices, and uplift healthy relationships this #TDVAM! Read more at: https://bit.ly/3kp8WC7
March is #SocialWorkMonth, a great time to check out #resources on #workforce development from the Center for States that can support #childwelfare workers: https://bit.ly/36mcQVa
Explore this Center for States resource to learn about strategies for recognizing the contributions of #childwelfare professionals during #SocialWorkMonth: https://bit.ly/3CLMzff
Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth by promoting the study, observance, and celebration of women throughout American history: https://bit.ly/3ti8BDh
Celebrate National Child Abuse Prevention Month this year by reading Center for States resources that help agencies support communities and families working together to prevent child maltreatment. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ia01QB
The Center for States Visioning for Prevention series can help agencies move toward a more prevention-oriented #childwelfare system: https://bit.ly/3sTamXJ
All families need help sometimes. Make the commitment this month to learn new ways to strengthen child and family well-being. #ChildAbusePreventionMonth http://bit.ly/2o2cA6c
Listen to these short audio stories to hear from workers, kinship caregivers, peer mentors, program leaders, and others about the promising practices and programs in kinship care: https://bit.ly/2OpabBy #NationalFosterCareMonth
Watch this animated video from the Center for States to hear strategies that promote engagement and support of families and kin and describes the importance of continuous feedback. https://bit.ly/3wKnpuX #NationalFosterCareMonth
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Together, we can stand together for AAPI Heritage. #AAPIHeritageMonth https://bit.ly/3yN5YML
National Reunification Month is here! Check out the Center’s Reunification Voices of Lived Experience page to see how a trauma-informed, family-centered approach can help encourage reunification: https://bit.ly/3MCwXQg #ReunificationMonth
Happy Pride Month! Check out this Child Welfare Information Gateway publication to explore #resources for #LGTBQ+ #youth and their families: https://bit.ly/3oJMA0E #PrideMonth
During #PrideMonth—and every month—we recognize the significance of affirming and validating the sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression of #LGBTQIA2S+ children and youth. Read more at: https://bit.ly/42k5EjR
#Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. As our nation continues to work toward racial justice, the Center for States continues to promote racial equity. Explore our #RacialEquity topic page to learn more: https://bit.ly/34Edayh
Celebrate Father’s Day this year by making it a priority to support dads in your community! Check out Child Welfare Information Gateway’s resources to learn how: https://bit.ly/3xFCbEX #FathersDay
Join us in celebrating Women’s Equality Day and the enactment of the 19th Amendment—the culmination of the decades-long struggle of suffragists and activists. #WomensEqualityDay https://bit.ly/3bLQYWo
Women's Equality Day commemorates the efforts of groundbreaking suffragists and activists and celebrates the remarkable achievements of women in this country. #WomensEqualityDay https://bit.ly/3bLQYWo
Check out this collection of #resources to help your teams assess and amplify positive agency culture, climate, and more to better support kinship caregivers during this year's #NationalKinshipCareMonth: https://bit.ly/3tD6zOw
Explore these videos and discussion guides to learn about the complex dynamics of #family relationships and caregiver support needs through real-life stories of #kinshipcaregivers: https://bit.ly/3q4Nku4
September is Workforce Development Month! Learn more about celebrating the #childwelfare workforce in our Championing the Role of the Child Welfare Professional factsheet: https://bit.ly/3CLMzff #CWworkforce #WeAreChildWelfare
Explore the Capacity Building Center for States’ resources on workforce development to support #ChildWelfare workers at your agency: https://bit.ly/36mcQVa #CWworkforce #WeAreChildWelfare
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month! Explore research and resources designed by @NRCHispanic to help reduce disparities among Hispanic children, youth, and families: https://bit.ly/3Qaeg6p
This #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth, take a moment to visit @NRCHispanic to access research and resources and help advance #equity for Hispanic children and families in #childwelfare: https://bit.ly/3Qaeg6p
November is #NationalAdoptionMonth. Learn more about how small steps can help build relationships with youth and open doors to opportunities: http://bit.ly/3EvjdEb
#NationalAdoptionMonth raises awareness about teen adoption. Follow @childwelfaregov to find resources and tools that can help you learn more: http://bit.ly/3EvjdEb
November is National Native American Heritage Month! Find resources and events happening all month long to support and honor tribal legacies and contributions: http://bit.ly/3g2IwEa
The Capacity Building Center for Tribes has a podcast series, Reclaiming the Child Welfare Narrative. It addresses the importance of building tribal child welfare programs that are reflective of their community values and culture. Tune in today! http://bit.ly/3Gcnhur
November is #NRPM2023! Each year, approximately 4.2 million young people experience some form of homelessness. Learn how your agency can help create a better future for youth everywhere by checking out these resources, here: http://bit.ly/3UL87Am
Find out what states and counties can learn about youth at risk of #sextrafficking from the data in their case management systems: http://bit.ly/3nBBY04 #NRPM2023
Celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities by checking out the resources in this Spotlight On message that can help your agency build capacity for serving children, youth, and families with disabilities: https://bit.ly/3hn9I1i #IDPwD
It's the holiday season, and for many families, that means heightened levels of stress or adversity. This is an important time to ensure families have the concrete supports they need to thrive. https://bit.ly/3uGA3u6
Parent-child visitation strengthens family relationships, supports a child’s adjustment into a foster home, and often results in shorter periods of time in foster care. Help families get closer to reunification for the holiday season with these resources. https://bit.ly/3HuGTud
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