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SUDEP Action Day

15th October 2025

What is SUDEP Action Day?

SUDEP Action Day is dedicated to raising awareness of epilepsy deaths worldwide. 

Launched by us in October 2014 (as SUDEP Awareness Day), SUDEP Action Day shines a light on the largest cause of death in people with epilepsy and helps empower others through increased awareness. Funds raised by us through SUDEP Action Day will contribute to important work in this area.

SUDEP Action Day is also a time when epilepsy organisations across the world come together with one voice and one united aim.

We must encourage every person with epilepsy, their families and health professionals to be more aware of risks and to take an active role in discussing, reviewing and reducing them.

SUDEP Action Day is an opportunity to discover more about our organisation, what we do and how we do it. Throughout the week, from October 13-17, we will share stories and information and we want you to do the same, to raise awareness about epilepsy and SUDEP and spread understanding.

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SUDEP Action  rely on our supporters and fundraise to help us do what we do.

Thanks to your donations we can save lives

For one-to-one support after an epilepsy death contact our support team today

We provide the only support line for people bereaved by an epilepsy death and offer access to qualified counselling. Our dedicated support team has a special interest in, and understanding of, sudden and traumatic death.

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If you are in the UK or Ireland we can talk with you by email or telephone. Our support team will do its best to give you what you need.

If you are outside the UK we will try and put you in touch with services available in your country.

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