Liptember is a campaign dedicated to educating the community on women’s mental health whilst raising funds towards specific women’s mental health research and support programs.

“Gender differences occur particularly in the rates of common mental disorders – depression, anxiety and somatic complaints. Unipolar depression, predicted to be the second leading cause of global disability burden by 2020, is twice as common in women.”

Get involved this September by:

• Purchasing a Liptember lipstick from a participating store
• Volunteering with the foundation
• Organising your own fundraiser
• Raising awareness on social media

For more information, visit: https://www.liptember.com.au/

World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning.

“Dementia is a type of Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there are more than 413,106 Australians living with dementia which is the second leading cause of death!”

Be a part this September by:

• Informing the community
• Organising a fundraiser
• Raising awareness on social media
• Donating

For more information, visit: https://www.worldalzmonth.org/

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is asking Australia to get involved and help create awareness and raise the much needed funds to help in the fight against prostate cancer.

“Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in Australia with 20,000 diagnosis and close to 3,300 deaths each year.”

Become a part this September by:

• Volunteering with the foundation
• Donating
• Raising awareness on social media
• Informing the community

For more information, visit: http://www.prostate.org.au/get-involved/events/find-an-event/prostate-cancer-awareness-month-2017/

Big Heart Appeal is an initiative to target heart disease in Australia. Heart disease is the number one killer of Australians. The Heart Foundation is leading the fight against heart disease, but they need your help.

“Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the term used for heart, stroke and blood vessel diseases. It’s the leading cause of death in Australia with 45,600 deaths in Australia in 2011.”

Get involved this September by:

• Donating to the foundation
• Volunteering
• Raising awareness on social media
• Organise a fundraiser

For more information, visit: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/campaigns/big-heart-appeal

This World Suicide Prevention Day is an initiative to take a minute to change lives with as many suicide prevention awareness raising events as possible being held in Australia on or around World Suicide Prevention Day.

“The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds.”

Participate this September by:

• Informing the community
• Partaking in small, kind acts to raise awareness
• Social media awareness
• Volunteering
• Informing the community

For more information, visit: http://wspd.org.au/

White Balloon Day is Australia’s largest campaign dedicated to preventing child sexual assault. Now in its 21st year, White Balloon Day unites communities, businesses, schools and organisations annually to break the silence on child sexual assault and make a commitment to protecting Aussie kids.

“A shocking statistic that equates to 1 in 5 Aussie kids suffering some form of sexual assault before their 18th birthday.”

Get involved this White Balloon Day:

• Fundraising
• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Participating in the virtual balloon race
• Buying merchandise

For more information, visit: https://whiteballoonday.com.au/

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (5 – 11 September) is a national campaign that aims to create a more inclusive and accessible community for everyone. We’re raising awareness about what it means to have a spinal cord injury – and that people who have a spinal cord injury are involved in all aspects of life and are contributing to the community in so many different ways.

“Around 12,000 people in Australia today have a spinal cord injury (SCI).”

Get involved this September by:

• Organising a fundraiser
• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Informing the community

For more information, visit: https://www.sciaw.com.au/

This National Stroke Week, the Stroke Foundation is aiming to ensure every Australian household has someone who knows the signs of stroke and to call 000. Share the F.A.S.T. signs of stroke with your friends, family and colleagues – the life you save could be your own.

“Did you know that someone around the world has a stroke every 10 minutes?”

Fight stroke this September by:

• Volunteering
• Donating to the foundation
• Raising awareness on social media
• Organising a fundraiser

For more information, visit: https://strokefoundation.org.au/How-you-can-help/Stroke-week

Gold Bow Day 1st September 2017

The two loops of the ATF Gold Bow symbolise the Thyroid Gland, one on either side of the neck. The Gold colour symbolises that your Thyroid Gland is more valuable to you than Gold! The ATF Gold Bow Day highlights the increase in Thyroid Cancer which is a real issue that needs to be faced in the world.

“Thyroid cancer had increased by 84% in women and 40% in men over the previous 10 years.”

Get involved this September by:

• Purchasing a gold bow
• Hosting your own fundraiser
• Raise awareness on social media
• Informing the community of the importance of regular checks

For more information, visit: https://www.thyroidfoundation.org.au/

National Superhero Week 2017

National Superhero Week for Muscular Dystrophy is a week-long event in which people across Australia dress up as their favourite superhero to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Australia’s programs, services and research. Muscular dystrophies are genetic disorders characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness that begin with microscopic changes in the muscle.

“It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 people in Australia who have some form of neuromuscular disease.”

Participate this August by:

• Being a part of the fundraiser
• Dressing up as a superhero
• Volunteering
• Raising awareness on social media

For more information, visit: http://www.superherodaymd.com/