Awareness Days

Awareness days / weeks / months do what they say on the tin. Raise awareness!

Addressing these topics as an organisation shows how much you care and provides a powerful way to kick start a conversation.

Of course these subjects should not only be spoken about and focused on purely when its an awareness day.

We have some suggestions for talks relating to awareness days that our experts are particularly knowledgeable about and that really speak to us.

Click on the month below and then there is a link to outlines for different talks.

If you have other ideas or something very specific in mind to mark an awareness day, we are always open to creating more bespoke content.

January

Blue Monday – 19 January

Starting the Year with Purpose Matters

Parent Mental Health Day – 30 January

Neurodiversity & the Parent Experience Matters

Perinatal Mental Health Matters

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27 January

Understanding Antisemitism Matters

(Feedback from workshops on Anti-Jewish racism)

February

LGBTQI+ History Month Matters

World Cancer Day – 4 February

Time to Talk Day – 5 February

Children’s Mental Health Week – 9-15 February

Mental Health Matters: Children

Mental Health – Parent’s Fortitude Matters

Safer Internet Day – 10 February

International Mother Language Day – 21 February

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: 23 February – 1 March

March

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: 23 Feb – 1 March

Eating disorders affect 1 in 50 people in the UK. Recovery is possible but we must be aware of the warning signs that may have nothing to do with a person’s weight or appearance.

World Book Day: 5 March

https://www.worldbookday.com

‘Reading Matters’ was the first talk we ever delivered to a corporate audience back in 2001. We have 2 very popular webinars addressing how to instill in children a love of books, for 0-6 and 7-11 year olds.

Reading Matters: 0-6

Reading Matters: 7-11

International Women’s Day: 8 March

Women’s Health Matters

Inclusion for Neurodivergent Women Matters

Sleep Awareness Month

World Sleep Day – 13 March

Sleep Matters

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: 16-20 March

15% of students in the UK have a learning difference (an overly conservative statistic) and in the US it is 1 in 5. There is a lot of stigma and misconception about learning differences. https://www.neurodiversity-celebration-week.com/

We have many talks relating to this topic but here are just a few options to start with.

Understanding Neurodivergence Matters

Neurodiversity Matters: Adults

Neurodivergence at Work Matters: Supporting Colleagues

Neurodivergence Wellbeing Matters

Neurodiversity Matters: Children

National Single Parents Day: 21 March

Single Parents Matter

Double Parenting Matters

World Maths Day: 25 March

Numeracy Matters

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March

Understanding Antisemitism Matters

Transgender Day of Visibility: 31 March

Belonging, Authenticity & Inclusion Matters

Allies Matter: Adults

Allies Matter: Children

April

Stress Awareness Month

Workplace Stress Matters

Pressure Matters

Stress Matters: Skinny Jean Effect

Stress Matters: Adults

Stress Matters: Children

World Autism Month

It is so important to raise awareness and understand how autism affects those who live with and the people around them.

Autism Matters: Adults

Autism Matters: Kids

World Health Day – 7 April

A day dedicated to promoting the importance of good health and wellbeing

Self-Care Matters

Brain Health Matters

Wellbeing for the Neurodivergent Brain Matters

National Siblings Day – 10 April

An opportunity to celebrate sibling relationships

Sibling Matters

Siblings of Neurodivergent People Matter

Global Intergenerational Week- 24-10April

Intergenerational Alchemy Matters

May

World Maternal Mental Health Week: 4 May – 10 May

A campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems during and after pregnancy.

Perinatal Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Awareness Week: 11-17 May

An opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health.

Mental Health: Awareness to Action Matters

Mental Health Matters: Adults

Mental Health Matters: Children

Anxiety Matters: Adults

Anxiety Matters: Children

Suicide Awareness Matters

International Day of Families: 15 May

Raising awareness around the different kinds of struggles that may impact the basic family structure anywhere in the world.

Blended Families Matter

Evolution of Families Matter

Generational Communication Matters

National Children’s Day: 10 May

Highlighting the importance of a healthy childhood and how we need to protect the rights and freedoms of children in order to ensure that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.