OCTOBER AWARENESSES
TAY STRONG FOUNDATION
Educate • Support • Advocate • Bring Awareness • Make a Difference
Different Abilities. Same Beautiful Purpose.
October gives us an opportunity to educate, advocate, remember, support, and celebrate. Throughout the month, Tay Strong Foundation recognizes causes that affect individuals, caregivers, families, survivors, and communities.
💜 Epilepsy Awareness
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End the stigma.
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Educate yourself and others about seizures.
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Learn seizure first aid and safety.
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Support individuals and families living with epilepsy.
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Awareness can help save lives.
🧡 ADHD Awareness Month
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Understand.
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Support.
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Different minds bring amazing possibilities.
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Awareness leads to acceptance.
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Neurodiversity deserves understanding, accommodations, and respect.
💗💙 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
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Honor every baby.
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Every story matters.
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Remember the pregnancies and babies gone too soon.
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Support grieving parents and families.
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Break the silence surrounding pregnancy and infant loss.
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👁️ Eye Injury Prevention Month
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Protect your vision.
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Use proper safety equipment.
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Learn how to prevent eye injuries.
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Make eye safety a priority at home, work, school, and during recreation.
🎀 Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Early detection saves lives.
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Know the signs.
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Get screened.
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Support survivors.
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Honor those we have lost.
💜 Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Break the silence.
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You are not alone.
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Support survivors.
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Educate. Empower. Protect.
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Encourage safe access to resources and support.
🧡 Disability Employment Awareness Month
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Equal access.
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Equal opportunities.
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Inclusion matters.
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People with disabilities bring valuable skills, perspectives, and talents to the workplace.
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Employment should focus on abilities, not limitations.
💙💛 Down Syndrome Awareness Month
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Different, not less.
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Celebrate abilities.
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Promote inclusion and acceptance.
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Encourage opportunities.
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Every person deserves to be valued and included.
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ History Month
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Celebrate.
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Educate.
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Support equality.
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Recognize the people and events that helped shape LGBTQ+ history.
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Love has no limits.
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History matters.
🩵 National Bullying Prevention Month
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Be kind.
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Stand up.
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Speak out.
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Choose respect.
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Together, we can help end bullying.
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Create spaces where everyone feels safe and included.
🖤 Mental Health Awareness
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Check in on your mental health.
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It is okay not to be okay.
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Talk. Support. Listen.
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Encourage people to seek help when needed.
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Mental health matters year-round.
💚 Liver Cancer Awareness Month
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Know the risk factors.
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Early detection can make a difference.
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Support patients and families.
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Encourage education and awareness.
🩶 National Physical Therapy Month
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Movement.
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Strength.
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Independence.
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Improving quality of life.
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Celebrate and thank physical therapists for helping people move with purpose.
💚 National Occupational Therapy Month
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Skills for daily living.
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Greater independence.
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Supporting people of all abilities.
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Adaptive strategies can help people participate more fully in everyday life.
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Thank an occupational therapist!
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❤️ Substance Use Prevention Month
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Educate.
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Prevent.
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Support recovery.
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End the stigma.
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Connect individuals and families with helpful resources.


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