A belief in potential. A right to dream. An opportunity to achieve.
Welcome to SCCMHA
We at SCCMHA have a deep-seated belief in the potential of every person we meet.
These same persons have a right to dream and imagine a life of their choosing and we are here to support those dreams and help them with opportunities to achieve.
March is National Social Worker Month
Compassion and action.
That’s the mission of social workers across the country to help enrich the lives of those they work with.
March is recognized as Social Work Month to celebrate the profession and reflect on the efforts of social workers to break down barriers and help people live rich and fulfilling lives.
Every day, social workers interact with individuals of all ages and backgrounds to help them overcome issues, such as food insecurity, lack of affordable housing, or limited access to health care.
They are also on the frontlines to help address mental health and substance use disorder crises in our country.
Social work is viewed as one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, projections show that more than 836,000 social workers will be employed in the US by 2033.
Social workers make efforts to seek equal care and social justice for all peoples, working in a variety of different places – schools, hospitals, mental health practices, veteran centers, child welfare agencies and many others. We continue to see efforts from social workers today to move our country and our communities forward.
At SCCMHA, we are so grateful to our social workers for the work they do for our persons served to improve their lives on a daily basis.
For more information: Social Work Month (socialworkers.org)
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Every March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and their partners collaborate to commemorate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM).
The focus of DDAM is to promote understanding and awareness of people with developmental disabilities and to work to break down barriers to value and include everyone in social and community life, regardless of their abilities.
The observance of the holiday originated in 1987, when President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation to increase “public awareness of the needs and the potential of Americans with developmental disabilities.”
The NACDD works to promote education and highlight change to assist in the integration of those who have developmental disabilities into everyday life, and generate discussions on education, employment and accessibility.
Reagan’s original proclamation: Proclamation 5613 -- National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, 1987 | Ronald Reagan
For more information:Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month – NACDD | March Is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - National Disability Institute
Happy Women’s History Month!
This month-long celebration has been a call to action to honor and thank women around the world for their accomplishments. However, women have been making great strides and impacts long before then-President Jimmy Carter’s 1980 proclamation to establish the holiday.
Each March, Women’s History Month gives a reason to lift up the women in our lives and the ones making positive efforts to make our world a better place.
It was originally started as a local weeklong observance in Santa Rosa, California in 1978, choosing March 8’s International Women’s Day as a kickoff to the celebration.
In the years that followed, many communities picked up the holiday and successfully lobbied for President Carter to issue a proclamation for the first National Women’s History Week in 1980, eventually leading to the US declaring it a month-long observance every March in 1987.
The theme for 2025’s celebration is Moving Forward Together, encouraging us all to strive for a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination and to march forward for women’s equality.
Women’s History Month commemorates the social, economic, cultural, and political accomplishments of women that are still felt today.
It is also a push for global activism, encouraging everyone to fight for women’s equality in society and the workplace. The more we speak up and take action, the more change we can instill going forward.
Today, we at SCCMHA also celebrate the accomplishments made by women in our community that help push our society forward and improve our world, but we also must work to make positive steps to fight for women and inspire inclusion.