October Awareness Month

What will we be raising awareness for this month:


1-31st Go Sober For October - About Sober October - Rules and Challenges - Go Sober 2023

1-31st ADHD Awareness Month - ADHDAwarenessMonth 2023

1-31st National Cholesterol Month - HEART UK - The Cholesterol Charity

1-31st Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Breast Cancer UK

1-31st Speak Up Month - The National Guardian's Office - Freedom to Speak Up

1-31st Black History Month - Black History Month 2023 - Celebrating our Sisters

2-6th Back Care Awareness Week - Welcome to BackCare - The National Back Pain Association - BackCare

2-6th Public Health Workforce Week - RSPH | Royal Society for Public Health UK

2-6th National Work Life Week - National Work Life Week - Working Families

3-9th National Hygiene Week - The Hygiene Bank – The Hygiene Bank

2-8th Dyslexia Awareness Week - Dyslexia Awareness Week 2023 - British Dyslexia Association (bdadyslexia.org.uk)

9-15th Dyspraxia Awareness Week - Dyspraxia Week - Dyspraxia Foundation

9-15th Baby Loss Awareness Week - Baby Loss Awareness Week – Break the silence around baby loss (babyloss-awareness.org)

10th World Mental Health Day - World Mental Health Day (who.int)

11-17th Sexual Health Week - Sexual Health Week 2023 - Playing it Safe (brook.org.uk)

11th National Coming Out Day - National Coming Out Day | Stonewall

14th Allied Health Professions Day - NHS England » Allied health professions (AHPs’) day

16-22nd Infection Prevention Control Week - 2023 International Infection Prevention Week | infectionpreventionandyou.org

16-22nd National Adoption Week - National Adoption Week | Adoption UK Charity

18th World Menopause Day - World Menopause Day - International Menopause Society (imsociety.org)