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What Is an Awareness Badge?
An awareness badge is a public safety badge designed to bring awareness to a specific cause. Worn by personnel in police departments, fire departments , EMS squads, and sheriff’s offices, these badges are used during awareness months, fundraisers, or special events your department is supporting.
Departments wear awareness badges to show solidarity with survivors, families affected by a cause, or fellow officers and firefighters who carry that cause with them. These badges turn the uniform into a symbol of shared support, creating visibility that invites conversation, trust, and connection with the community.
Popular Awareness Badge Colors and Programs
Start with the cause. We’ll guide the rest.
Each awareness badge program begins with a purpose. When you contact us to start a program, we’ll work with you to determine the best approach—whether updating your department’s existing badge with a color finish or selecting a badge style that aligns with your goals.
Explore popular badge causes and colors below.
Pink Badges – Breast Cancer Awareness
Pink badges are worn every October as a visible show of support for survivors and families affected by breast cancer. Many departments make them an annual tradition. Every pink badge purchased includes a 10% donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Pink badges are available on Smithwarren.com to design using our product builder VisualBadge.
Blue Badges – Autism Awareness
Departments wear blue badges to raise awareness for autism and support individuals and families impacted by it. Often worn in the Month of April for Autism Awareness Month.
Blue Badges are available on Smithwarren.com to design using our product builder VisualBadge.
Green Badges – Mental Health Awareness
Mental health is a priority for many agencies today. Green badges are worn to show commitment to mental wellness and to support open conversation within departments and across communities, especially during Mental Health Awareness Month.
Purple Badges – Domestic Violence Awareness
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Departments wear purple badges to show solidarity with survivors and reinforce their stand against violence in the community.
Pride Badges – LGBTQ+ Awareness
Pride badges are worn to support LGBTQ+ personnel and to promote inclusion and unity within the department and the community. Often worn during Pride Month in June or at awareness events, these badges send a clear message of respect and solidarity.
