Awareness Days August
Mark your fresh new diaries with these dates
Happy August.
Dates for Your Diary…
📆 UK National & International Awareness Days – August 2026
1st August – Yorkshire Day (UK)
1st August – World Lung Cancer Day
4th August – Cycle to Work Day (UK – date may vary)
8th August – International Cat Day
9th August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
10th August – National Lazy Day
12th August – International Youth Day
13th August – International Left-Handers Day
15th August – National Relaxation Day
17th August – National Thrift Shop Day (UK charity retail sector)
19th August – World Humanitarian Day
19th August – World Photography Day
23rd August – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
26th August – Women’s Equality Day
30th August – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
📆 UK Awareness Weeks – August 2026
1st–31st August – Happiness Happens Month
1st–7th August – World Breastfeeding Week (globally recognised and supported by UK NHS)
21st–27th August – National Road Victim Month (events and memorials throughout August in the UK)
🩺 UK Health Campaigns & Month-Long Observances – August 2026
Happiness Happens Month – Encouraging positivity and wellbeing
Psoriasis Awareness Month (UK)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month (UK – SMA UK)
National Road Victim Month – Dedicated to remembering those injured or killed on UK roads (coordinated by RoadPeace)
Summer Health Campaigns – Local NHS Trusts and councils may run sun safety, hydration, and mental wellbeing campaigns
Awareness days and themed campaigns can offer a useful opportunity for therapists in private practice to increase visibility and connect with the conversations already happening around health, mental health, identity, relationships and wellbeing.
You do not need to post about every awareness day. In fact, you probably shouldn’t. The most useful approach is to choose the dates that genuinely connect with your work, your values, your client group, or the conversations you are already having in your practice.
Sharing thoughtful, relevant content around these dates can help potential clients understand what you do, how you think, and how you may be able to help. It can also give you a simple structure for planning blogs, newsletters, social posts or community content without having to start from a blank page every week.
Members can download the July Awareness Days planner and tips for incorporating these dates into your marketing strategy below.
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