Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
#TDAwarenessWeek
May 2-8
Tardive dyskinesia affects more than 500,000 Americans, but greater awareness and destigmatization of the condition is still needed.
From May 2-8, join the Movement Disorders Policy Coalition, patient advocates and health care providers in Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week efforts to spread the word about the condition and reduce the stigma.
Want to get involved? Here’s what you can do.
Learn Why Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week Matters
Join The Twitter Chat
Participate in a Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week Twitter chat on Thursday, May 6, at 2 PM ET.
Join the conversation with #b4stage4chat.
Co-Hosts: Mental Health America, Movement Disorders Policy Coalition, Alliance for Patient Access, Caregiver Action Network
Attend an Event
Why TD Matters: A Virtual Event in Support of Mental Health Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
May 5 at 1pm ET
Join our MDPC event to hear from California leaders about the importance of keeping patients engaged and treating conditions like tardive dyskinesia that can be difficult to diagnose but have a significant impact on a person’s overall well-being.
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Mental Health Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
May 3 at 2pm CT
Learn about tardive dyskinesia and the mental health connection from NAMI Tennessee. This event will be held on Facebook Live and will feature AfPA founder David Charles, MD.
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Mental Health Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week
May 4 at 11am CT
Learn about tardive dyskinesia and the mental health connection from NAMI Texas. Guest speakers include The First Lady of Texas, Cecilia Abbott, Stephen Saklad, MD, and Greg Hansch.
Learn more & register >>
Watch and Share the Video
People living with tardive dyskinesia need to be empowered to seek treatment and need the understanding and support of their families, friends and communities. Help raise awareness using #TDAwareness on social media.
CHANGE YOUR Social Media Profile Pictures
Support patients with tardive dyskinesia and spread awareness by adding a frame to your social media profile picture during Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
To add to profile: Click on the frame you would like to add above. Follow the prompts to add it to your Twitter and Facebook profile photos.
VIEW Infographics
Learn about the symptoms of tardive dyskinesia and the importance of access to treatment in MDPC’s infographics.
Share Social Media IMAGES & Sample Tweets
Join the #TDAwarenessWeek conversation online using our shareable social media graphics and sample tweets.
Sample Tweets
This week is #TDAwarenessWeek. Ready to get involved? Get started with @movedisorders’ toolkit: https://bit.ly/3rWqa7F
Living with tardive dyskinesia can mean living with stigma. Help spread awareness during #TDAwarenessWeek. https://bit.ly/3rWqa7F
DYK? Tardive dyskinesia affects at least 500,000 people. Learn more during #TDAwarenessWeek: https://bit.ly/3rWqa7F
Tardive dyskinesia can affect patients’ ability to do everyday tasks and can further stigmatize people living with a mental illness. Help spread awareness during #TDAwarenessWeek. https://bit.ly/3rWqa7F
New treatments for tardive dyskinesia can reduce the symptoms and stigma associated with the condition. Patients need access to these innovative treatments. #TDAwarenessWeek
Tardive dyskinesia can develop in people who have used antipsychotics to manage a mental illness. Learn more about the condition during #TDAwarenessWeek. https://bit.ly/3rWqa7F
To download and share: Right click an image above and choose "save image as". Choose a destination on your computer, such as your desktop or a folder, and click save. Then, post to Facebook or Twitter just as you would any other image.
Listen to the Podcast
Tardive Dyskinesia Patients’ New Resource
In this episode of AfPA’s Patient Access Podcast, Kathleen Shea explains how her experience with tardive dyskinesia motivated her to create an organization to support other patients with TD.
Explore Partner Resources
Life with Tardive Dyskinesia
National Organization for Tardive Dyskinesia
In this gripping video, people share their stories of what it's like to live with tardive dyskinesia and how this disorder affects their day-to-day life.