Lawler Counseling Services

11/03/2025

"Native American Heritage Month, taking place each year in November, is a time to uplift the stories and experiences of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Island communities. It’s also an important reminder that mental health care doesn't look the same for everyone. Native American communities need and deserve culturally relevant su***de prevention resources." ~American Foundation for Su***de Prevention

Click the link to access resources for Indigenous Peoples:

November is Native American Heritage Month. In recognition of this important month, we encourage you to use and share the following list of national mental health and su***de prevention resources focused on supporting Indigenous Peoples.

11/01/2025

“The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.” ~Henry Rollins

Awareness Themes
Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
COPD Awareness Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Caregivers Month
Healthy Skin Month
Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Military Family Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Gratitude Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

Awareness Days and Weeks
Nov. 1 – Dia De Los Mu***os
Nov. 1 – All Saints’ Day (Christian)
Nov. 2 – All Souls’ Day (Christian)
Nov. 2 – Nov. 8: National Diabetes Education Week
Nov. 2 – Nov. 8: Allied Health Professions Week
Nov. 3: Panama’s Independence Day from Colombia
Nov. 3 – Nov. 7: International Stress Awareness Week
Nov. 9 – Nov. 15: National Nurse Practitioner Week
Nov. 10: Marine Corps Birthday
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day
Nov. 12: World Pneumonia Day
Nov. 13 – Nov. 19: Transgender Awareness Week
Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day
Nov. 14 – Nov. 16: National Donor Sabbath
Nov. 17: World Prematurity Day
Nov. 18 – Nov. 24: US Antibiotic Awareness Week
Nov. 19: International Men’s Day
Nov. 20: Great American Smoke Out
Nov. 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Nov. 20: National Rural Health Day
Nov. 22: International Survivors of Su***de Day
Nov. 24: Day of the Covenant
Nov. 24: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh)
Nov. 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Nov. 27: Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i faith)
Nov. 27: National Family Health History Day
Nov. 27: National Day of Mourning
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 30: Advent (Christian)

10/28/2025

If you are in need of resources in Franklin County (food, healthcare, legal, housing, etc), the Foundations for Franklin County website has an excellent search tool.

Foundations for Franklin County is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to creating a safe, healthy, drug-free community by providing programs and support to strengthen families. We understand the value of a coordinated response to combat the impact of drugs, and we promote collaboration am...

10/23/2025

Foundations for Franklin County is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to creating a safe, healthy, drug-free community by providing programs and support to strengthen families. We understand the value of a coordinated response to combat the impact of drugs, and we promote collaboration am...

10/07/2025

The Franklin County Homeless Task force is in desperate need of tents and sleeping bags. The weather is still warm, but in a few short weeks the nights will be bitterly cold and we have many community members that will be forced to sleep outside. Please check out our Amazon Wish List to see if you can purchase any of our needed items. All items are sent to Union but dispersed throughout Franklin County.

https://a.co/gMlb2Eb

If you cannot help with the Wishlist, please consider donating to a local food pantry or stocking the free little food pantries. A map of the food pantries can be found at the Foundations for Franklin County website https://foundations4franklincounty.org/resource_category/food/?s=&post_types=resources

10/07/2025

10/01/2025

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
~Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables

Awareness Themes
Global Diversity Awareness Month
American Pharmacists Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Health Literacy Month
Italian American Heritage Month
LGBTQIA+ History Month
Liver Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
National ADHD Awareness Month
National Chiropractic Health Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Patient Centered Care Awareness Month
Polish American Heritage Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month

Awareness Days and Weeks
October 1: International Day of Older Persons
October 1: Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence
October 5: American Veterans Disable for Life Awareness Day
October 5: World Teachers’ Day
October 5-11: Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 5-11: Healthcare Food Service Workers Week
October 5-11: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week
October 5-11: National Midwifery Week
October 5-11: OCD Awareness Week
October 6: National Diversity Day
October 6: Sukkot (Jewish)
October 6-12: National Primary Care Week
October 6-12: National PA Week
October 8: Health Care About Domestic Violence
October 9: National Depression Screening Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 10: National Depression Screening Day
October 11: National Coming Out Day
October 11: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 12: Dia De La Raza
October 12: World Arthritis Day
October 12-18: International Infection Prevention Week
October 12-18: National Case Management Week
October 12-18: Healthcare Security and Safety Week
October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 13: US Navy Birthday
October 14: International Pronouns Day
October 15: Blind Americans Equality Day and White Cane Awareness Day
October 16: Spirit Day
October 16: World Food Day
October 17: National Mammography Day
October 19-25: Spiritual Care Week
October 19-25: Respiratory Care Week
October 20: Diwali (Hindu festival of lights)
October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
October 20-24: Medical Assistants Recognition Week
October 20-26: Healthcare Quality Week
October 21: National Check Your Meds Day
October 22: Birth of Bab and Birth of Baha’u’llah – Twin Holy Birthdays (Bahá’í)
October 22: International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 23-31: Red Ribbon Week (Drug Prevention Awareness)
October 24: United Nations Day
October 25: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
October 28: National Immigrants Day
October 29: World Psoriasis Day