Children with hemiplegia have a variety of related conditions and there’s an awareness day or month for many of them.
March – Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; green ribbon
March – Brain Injury Awareness Month
March 25 – Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
March – Brain Awareness Week
April – National Autism Awareness Month
April – Occupational Therapy Month
April 24 – World Meningitis Day
May – Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month; purple ribbon
May – Better Hearing and Speech Month
May – Healthy Vision Month
May – Mental Health Month
May 6-12 – Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
June – National Aphasia Awareness Month
June 19 – World Sickle Cell Day
July – Cord Blood Awareness Month
August – Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
September 16-22 – National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
October – Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; green ribbon
October – National Physical Therapy Month
October 7-13 – Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 12-20 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week
October 29 – World Stroke Day
November – Epilepsy Awareness Month
November – National Family Caregivers Month
November – Prematurity Awareness Month
November 17 – World Prematurity Awareness Day
December – First week of – Inclusive Schools Week
