Awareness Month
October 2024

October 2: Wrongful Conviction Day; International; Innocence Canada 

October 10: World Mental Health Day; International; World Health Organization  

October 15: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day; Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day 

October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; International; UN 

October 24: Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day; National; Ontario Coalition for Better Childcare 

First Week: Mental Illness Awareness Week; National; Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health 

Second Week: Community Health & Wellbeing Week; Regional; Alliance for Healthier Communities 

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Third Week: YWCA Week Without Violence; National; YWCA 

Child Abuse Prevention Month; National; Kawartha Haliburton Children's Aid Society 

Women’s History Month; National; Status of Women Canada  
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