Happy September.
Dates for Your Diary…
📆 UK National & International Awareness Days – September 2026
1st September – World Alzheimer’s Month begins
1st September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month begins
2nd September – World Coconut Day
4th September – World Sexual Health Day
5th September – International Day of Charity
8th September – International Literacy Day
9th September – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day (UK supported)
10th September – World Suicide Prevention Day
11th September – Emergency Services Day / 999 Day (UK)
13th September – World Sepsis Day
15th September – International Day of Democracy
16th September – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
18th September – International Equal Pay Day
20th September – National Fitness Day (UK – date varies)
21st September – International Day of Peace
21st September – World Alzheimer’s Day
22nd September – World Car Free Day
23rd September – International Day of Sign Languages
25th September – World Pharmacists Day
26th September – European Day of Languages
26th September – World Contraception Day
27th September – World Tourism Day
28th September – World Rabies Day
29th September – World Heart Day
30th September – International Podcast Day
📆 UK Awareness Weeks – September 2026
1st–30th September – World Alzheimer’s Month
1st–30th September – Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
1st–30th September – Blood Cancer Awareness Month (UK)
1st–30th September – Vascular Disease Awareness Month
1st–30th September – Urology Awareness Month (UK – The Urology Foundation)
1st–30th September – Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
4th–10th September – Know Your Numbers! Week (UK – Blood Pressure UK)
11th–17th September – Organ Donation Week (UK – NHS Blood & Transplant)
18th–24th September – Sexual Health Week (UK – Brook)
25th September–1st October – National Inclusion Week (UK)
🩺 UK Health Campaigns & Month-Long Observances – September 2026
World Alzheimer’s Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Vascular Disease Awareness Month
Urology Awareness Month
Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
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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