April is Alcohol Awareness Month

Makeba Royall, LCSW, Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health

April 2025

This Alcohol Awareness Month, social workers can dispel common myths about drinking, including the belief that there is a safe time or amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. For a healthy pregnancy, avoiding alcohol and other substances is the safest thing to do. And if a client is drinking while pregnant, everyday counts. The sooner the drinking stops, the better for the baby. Learn more in this new NASW Social Work Blog post.