Health Literacy Month is observed annually in October. It is a time to raise awareness about the importance of health literacy, which is the ability to access, understand, and use health information to make informed decisions about one's health.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is a global campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer, increase screenings, and provide critical support for patients and survivors. Since 1989, increased awareness through campaigns like BCAM has helped reduce breast cancer deaths in the United States by 44%.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each year, in October, advocates, survivors and supporters recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Resources NAMI HelpLines for Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault NAMI National HelpLine Resource Directory (PDF)
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a nationwide observance held every October to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities to the workforce and to highlight the importance of inclusive, disability-friendly […]
One week only! Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo back to the Blackfeet Reservation. Narrated by Lily Gladstone. Film […]
Please join us October 3rd, 7pm at CCA for a special opening night screening of Bring Them Home which will include a director Q&A following the film! Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya chronicles […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week was established in the U.S. in 1990 recognition of efforts by the National Alliance on Mental Illness to educate and increase awareness about mental illness. It takes place every year during the first full week of October.
Caregiving impacts every Canadian family, yet many caregivers feel isolated and unsupported. Caregiving, a new documentary by actor and executive producer Bradley Cooper personalizes the caregiving crisis, shining a light on […]
Roughly 40 million adults in the U.S. struggle with depression or anxiety. Not to mention the family, friends, and coworkers that are also impacted. National Depression Screening Day is held annually on October 9. It’s important for many reasons. First, it can help people make an informed diagnosis. It also drags depression out of […]
World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.
Oscar® nominee and onetime Washington resident Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) narrates this soul-stirring and tradition-oriented documentary about Montana’s Blackfoot tribe as they seek to reinstate a wild […]
A hundred and fifty years ago, the Blackfoot people witnessed the near-extinction of bison, one of the most important links to their identity, culture and spirituality – an act that […]
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