As the founders of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, we know how important these kind of events are to highlight illnesses and issues.
To help people and organisations, we have collated a list of the UK wide and international events related to all things perinatal mental illness, mental health, women, families, parents and children.
Disclaimer- we are aware some of the 2023 dates may not be correct throughout as details of some events have not been announced. We will do a monthly check and update with any new information. If you see your event on here and the information, date or weblink is incorrect, please let us know and we will update it ASAP.
If you are an organisation who run an awareness campaign, do let us know the dates and the weblink for information by sending an email to perinatalmhpartnershipuk@gmail.com.
Thank you to all those lovely people who have helped collate this list and to Laura and Leanne.
Eve x
September 2022
Gynaelogical Cancer Awareness Month – 1- 30th September 2022
https://www.foundationforwomenscancer.org/events-courses/gynecologic-cancer-awareness-month/
Urology Awareness Month – 1 – 30th September 2022
https://www.theurologyfoundation.org/get-involved/urology-awareness-month
Maternal Suicide Awareness Week 4- 10th September 2022
https://www.2020mom.org/maternal-suicide-awareness-2022
World Suicide Prevention Day – 10th September 2022 https://www.iasp.info/2022/09/01/world-suicide-prevention-day-2022-campaign/
World Childless Week – 11- 18th September 2022
https://worldchildlessweek.net/events/2022/9/12/world-childless-week-2022
Black Maternal Health Awareness Week – 12- 18th September 2022 (postponed)
https://www.fivexmore.com/
World Sepsis Day – 13th September 2022
https://www.worldsepsisday.org/
International Week of Happiness at Work – 18- 25th September 2022
https://internationalweekofhappinessatwork.com/
Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 26 September- 3nd October 2022
https://www.themotherhoodgroup.com/blackmaternalmentalhealthweekuk22
World Contraception Awareness Day- 26th September 2022
https://www.your-life.com/en/for-doctors-parents-etc/about-wcd
October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month- 1- 31st October 2022
https://breastcancernow.org/get-involved/breast-cancer-awareness-month
Baby Loss Awareness Week – 9- 15th October 2022
https://babyloss-awareness.org/
OCD Awareness Week – 9- 15th October 2022
https://iocdf.org/programs/ocdweek/
National Work Life Week – 10 – 14th October 2022
https://workingfamilies.org.uk/nationalworklifeweek/
World Mental Health Day – 10th October 2022
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/world-mental-health-day
Sexual Health Week- 10- 15th October 2022 https://www.brook.org.uk/shw/
PANDAS Awareness Week- 10- 15th October 2022
https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/media/paw-2022/
International Day of the Girl Child – 11th October 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day
World Perimenopause Awareness Day – 11th October 2022
https://healthandher.com/hot-topics/world-perimenopause-day/
National No Bra Day – 13th October 2022
Raising Awareness for Breast Cancer
International Day of Rural Women – 15th October 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/rural-women-day
World Menopause Day – 18th October 2022
https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day/ (October is also World Menopause Month)
November
National Stress Awareness Day – 2nd November 2022
https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/stress-awareness-day/
Transgender Parents Day – 6th November 2022
World Diabetes Day- 14th November 2022
http://worlddiabetesday.org/about/
Self Care Week – 14 – 20th November 2022
https://www.selfcareforum.org/events/self-care-week/
Elimination of Violence Against Women Day – 25th November 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women-day
December
National Grief Awareness Week – 2- 8th December 2022
https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/
International Day of Persons With Disabilities – 3rd December 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities
International Volunteers Day – 5th December 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/volunteer-day
January
Brew Monday – 16th January 2023
https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/brew-monday/ ( this is the information for the 2022 day)
Jami Mental Health Awareness Shabbat (raising the profile of mental health in the Jewish Community)- 20 – 21st January 2023
https://jamiuk.org/get-involved/mhas/
World Breast Pumping Day – 27th January 2023
http://www.worldbreastpumpingday.com/
February
Children’s Mental Health Week 6-12 February 2023.
https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
Time to Talk Day – 2nd February 2023
https://timetotalkday.co.uk/
Eating Disorders Awareness Week – 24th February- 2nd March 2023
https://edaw.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM – 6th February 2023
https://www.un.org/en/observances/female-genital-mutilation-day
LGBT+ History Month- 1-28th February 2023
https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk
March
Endometriosis Awareness Month – 1st- 31st March 2023
https://endometriosisassn.org/endometriosis-awareness-month-2021
Self Injury Awareness Day – 1st March 2023
https://www.lifesigns.org.uk/siad/
University Mental Health Day 3rd March 2023
https://www.unimentalhealthday.co.uk/
World Sleep Day -17th March 2023
https://worldsleepday.org/
International Day of Happiness- 20th March 2023
https://www.dayofhappiness.net/
World Bipolar Day – 30th March 2023
https://www.worldbipolarday.org/
April
Stress Awareness Month – 1- 30th April 2023
https://www.stress.org.uk/national-stress-awareness-month/
International Caesarean Awareness Month – 1- 30th April 2023
https://www.ican-online.org/cesarean-awareness-month-toolkit/
May
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 1st- 7th May 2023
https://perinatalmhpartnershipcom.wordpress.com/
World Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day – 3rd May 2023
https://wmmhday.postpartum.net/
Postpartum Psychosis Awareness Day 5th May 2023
https://pppawarenessday.org/
National Walking Month – 1 – 31st May 2023
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/national-walking-month/
Mental Health Awareness Week *date TBC*
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week
International Midwives Day – 5th May 2023
https://idm2022.com/
International Bereaved Mothers Day – 7th May 2023
https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/2022/05/01/international-bereaved-mothers-day-2022/
World Ovarian Cancer Day – 8th May 2023
https://worldovariancancercoalition.org/world-ovarian-cancer-day/what-is-wocd/#:~:text=May%208%20%E2%80%93%20World%20Ovarian%20Cancer%20Day
European Babywearing Week – 2-8th May
https://europeanbabywearingweek.weebly.com/
International Day of Families – 15th May 2023
https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of-families
Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day – 15th May 2023
https://www.hyperemesis.org/our-foundation/media-center/awareness-kit-copy/
International Nurses Day – 12th May 2023
https://www.icn.ch/what-we-do/campaigns/international-nurses-day
Global Accessability Awareness Day – 18th May 2023
https://accessibility.day/June
World Preeclampsia Day – 22nd May 2023
https://www.preeclampsia.org/events/world-preeclampsia-day-1
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula – 23rd May 2023
https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-fistula-day
International Day of Action for Women’s Health – 28th May 2023
http://www.may28.org/p
June 2023
Global Day of Parents – 1st June 2023
https://www.un.org/en/observances/parents-day
Volunteers Week – 1- 7th June 2023
https://volunteersweek.org/
International Women’s Day 8th June 2023
http://www.internationalwomensday.com
Father’s Mental Health Awareness Day – 21st June 2023
https://www.postpartum.net/news/ifmhd/
Learning Disability Week 19 – 25th June 2023
https://www.mencap.org.uk/LDWeek
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (dates to be announced )
https://parentinfantfoundation.org.uk/our-work/imhaw/
Black Babywearing Week 19- 25th June 2023 https://instagram.com/obs_blackbabywearingweekuk?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
July
Birth Trauma Awareness Week (dates to be announced)
https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/about-us/bta-awareness-week#
International Self Care Day – 24th July 2023
https://isfglobal.org/international-self-care-day/
National Schizophrenia Awareness Day – 25th July 2023
https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/national-schizophrenia-awareness-day/
August
World Breastfeeding Week 1- 7 August 2023
https://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
Black Breastfeeding Week (dates to be confirmed)
Perinatal Mental Health Partnership 