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Use these bulletin inserts to build awareness.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
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April is Autism Awareness Month
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For catechetical resources specific for Autism, click here.
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March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
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Embrace. Welcome. Participate.
The Office for Social Concerns works with parish advocates for persons with disabilities and advocates for inclusion of persons with disabilities in the life of the Church and in society.
U.S. Catholic Bishops' Statements
National Catholic Organizations
National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD)
NCPD was established in 1982 to implement in parishes and dioceses throughout the United States the 1978 Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities. The NCPD website has the following resources at www.ncpd.org:
Other National Catholic Organizations
Diocesan Resources
Faith Formation Inclusion
Schools Inclusion
Ministry with Youth with Disabilities
Mental Health
Ministry Spotlight
S.P.I.C.E. Special People in Catholic Eduction
S.P.I.C.E. is a local program designed to raise awareness in parishes of the gifts and needs of persons with disabilities. The program also raises fundings for inclusive Catholic education in Catholic schools and parish religious education programs.
Catholic Inclusion Network of Central Ohio
The network promotes inclusion in Catholic schools and parishes through shared resources, professional development, and events.