Awareness Days July
Mark your fresh new diaries with these dates
Happy July.
Dates for Your Diary…
📆 UK National & International Awareness Days – July 2026
1 July – International Joke Day
4 July – Independence Day
6 July – International Kissing Day
7 July – World Chocolate Day
11 July – World Population Day
12 July – Battle of the Boyne / Orangemen’s Day
13 July – Battle of the Boyne bank holiday in Northern Ireland, substitute day for 2026
14 July – International Non-Binary People’s Day
15 July – World Youth Skills Day
17 July – World Emoji Day
18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day
24 July – Samaritans Awareness Day / #TalkToUs
25 July – National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
28 July – World Hepatitis Day
30 July – International Day of Friendship
30 July – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
UK awareness weeks and campaigns – July 2026
1–31 July – Talk To Us Month, Samaritans
1–31 July – Sarcoma Awareness Month
1–31 July – Group B Strep Awareness Month
1–31 July – Disability Pride Month
6–12 July – Alcohol Awareness Week, Alcohol Change UK
Health and wellbeing campaigns – July 2026
Sarcoma Awareness Month
Group B Strep Awareness Month
Disability Pride Month
Talk To Us Month
Alcohol Awareness Week
Samaritans Awareness Day
National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
World Hepatitis Day
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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