May is PFD Awareness Month

Each May, we celebrate Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) Awareness Month, both in the United States and around the world. This year, we are celebrating our 6th PFD Awareness Month with a fundraising campaign, Call it PFD: Feed the Cause. Learn how you can get involved!

In 2022, governors of 6 states proclaimed that May 2022 be observed as PFD Awareness Month. Click here to see the 2022 PFD Awareness Month Report. Take a look at the following map to see the states that are observing PFD Awareness Month this year.

Get Involved

PFD Awareness Month takes a village, and we need you to help spread the word! Here are a few ways you can get involved:

Support children with PFD

We couldn't do what we do without you. Please make a gift today to celebrate PFD Awareness Month and support families facing PFD.

Help us celebrate other related May awareness opportunities

Better Hearing & Speech Month

The American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) founded and designated May as national
Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) in 1927. This time-honored tradition is an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and available treatment options that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems speaking or hearing. Prevalence of speech and language disorders as well as pediatric feeding disorder are all among the most common conditions that young children experience. Unfortunately, the misunderstanding or lack of knowledge in each of these areas often result in a delayed diagnosis of a disorder that is highly treatable—particularly when caught early. All of these issues are often dismissed, confused, untreated or misdiagnosed. It is important to raise awareness about PFD and BHSM together as so many of our feeding therapists are also Speech-Language Pathologists and feeding and speech are interrelated.

Food Allergy Awareness Week

Over 5.6 million children have life-threatening food allergies. Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 14-20) serves as an opportunity to raise awareness of food allergies while also bringing the food allergy community together.

Mental Health Awareness Month

Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. During May, National Alliance on Mental Illness joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. For 2021’s Mental Health Awareness Month NAMI will continue to amplify the message of “You Are Not Alone.”

National Nurses Week

National Nurses Week honors the contributions and sacrifices of nurses. It is celebrated between May 6 and May 12.

Other May awareness collaboration opportunities?

Please email programs@feedingmatters.org to share your ideas.