mental health calendar
January
Month
- Dry January
- Mental Wellness Month
- National Codependency Awareness Month
- National Mentoring Month
- National Stalking Awareness Month
- Self Love Month
Week
- No Name-Calling Week (Jan. 20-24)
Day
- Global Family Day (Jan. 1)
- Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Jan. 11)
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February
Month
- Black History Month
- International Boost Self-Esteem Month
- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Week
- National School Counseling Week (Feb. 6-10)
- Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 16-23)
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 27-Mar. 5) Last week of Feb/first week of Mar
Day
- Time to Talk Day (Feb. 1) Every 1st Thursday of February
- Self Renewal Day (Feb. 2)
- World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)
- Safer Internet Day (Feb. 8)
- National Random Act Of Kindness Day (Feb. 17)
- World Day of Social Justice (Feb. 20)
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March
Month
- Self Harm Awareness Month
- National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Week
- Creative Arts Therapies Week
- National Sleep Awareness Week (Mar. 12-18)
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 27-Mar. 5) Last week of Feb/first week of Mar
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Mar. 30-Apr. 5)
- World Autism Awareness Week (Mar. 30-Apr. 5)
Day
- Insomnia Awareness Day First Monday following daylight savings
- University Mental Health Day First Thursday
- Self-Injury Awareness Day (Mar. 1)
- Zero Discrimination Day (Mar. 1)
- World Teen Mental Health Day (Mar. 2)
- Dissociative Disorder Awareness Day (Mar. 5)
- World Sleep Day (Mar. 17)
- Brain Awareness Week (Mar. 13-19)
- National LGBT Health Awareness Week (Mar. 20-24)
- National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Mar. 20-26)
- International Day of Happiness(Mar. 20)
- World Down Syndrome Day (Mar. 21)
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Mar. 21)
- World Bipolar Day (Mar. 30)
- International Transgender Day Of Visibility (Mar. 31)
- Kick Butts Day (Mar. 31)
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April
Month
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Counseling Awareness Month
- National Minority Health Month
- Stress Awareness Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Week
- National Youth Violence Prevention Week (Apr. 24-28)
- National Volunteer Week – Every third week in April
Day
- World Autism Awareness Day (Apr. 2)
- National Alcohol Screening Day (Apr. 7) Thursday of the first full week
- World Health Day (Apr. 7)
- Day of Silence (for LGBTQ+ Youth) (Apr. 14) Second Friday of April
- National Stress Awareness Day (Apr. 16)
- National Therapy Animal Day (Apr. 30)
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May
Month
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
- Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- National Foster Care Month
- Maternal Mental Health Month
- National Maternal Depression Month
- National Mental Health Awareness Month
- Tourette Awareness Month
Week
- Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 7-13) First week of May
- Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (May 1-7)
- National Mental Health Awareness Week (May 15-21)
- National Mental Health Counseling Week (May 6-12)
- National Prevention Week (May 11-17)
Day
- PPP (Postpartum Psychosis) Awareness Day First Friday of May
- World Maternal Mental Health Day (May 3)
- National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 7)
- Mental Health Action Day (May 18th)
- World Meditation Day (May 21)
- National Schizophrenia and Psychosis Awareness Day (May 24)
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June
Month
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
- LGBTQ Pride Month
- National Immigrant Heritage Month
- PTSD Awareness Month
- Tourette Awareness Month – May 15-June 15
Week
- Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (Jun. 10-16)
- Multiracial Heritage Week (June 7-13)
Day
- Action Anxiety Day (Jun. 1)
- National Say Something Nice Day (Jun. 1)
- World Eating Disorders Action Day (Jun. 2)
- Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Day (Jun. 21)
- International Day of Yoga (Jun. 21)
- International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking (Jun. 26)
- PTSD Awareness Day (Jun. 27)
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July
Month
- Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- BIPOC Mental Health Month
- Disability Pride Month
Week
- Birth Trauma Awareness Week (Jul. 19-24)
Day
- Panic Attack Awareness Day (Jul. 10)
- National Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Day (Jul. 24)
- International Self Care Day (Jul. 24)
- Schizophrenia Awareness Day (Jul. 25)
- World Day Against Trafficking Persons (Jul. 30)
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August
Day
- National Grief Awareness Day (Aug. 30)
- International Overdose Awareness Day (Aug. 31)
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September
Month
- Mullets For Mental Health Month
- National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Self-Care Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month
Week
- National Suicide Prevention Week (Sep. 6-12)
Day
- R U OK Day (Sep. 9)
- World Suicide Prevention Day (Sep. 10)
- National Sober Day (Sep. 14)
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October
Month
- ADHD Awareness Month
- Bullying Prevention Month
- Depression Awareness Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
- National Depression Education and Awareness Month
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Week
- Borderline Personality Awareness Week (TBD)
- Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 2-8)
- Baby Loss Awareness Week (Oct. 9-15)
- OCD Awareness Week (Oct. TBA)
- ADHD Awareness Week (Oct. TBA)
- Body Acceptance Week (Oct. 23-27)
- International Stress Awareness Week (Oct. 30-Nov. 2)
Day
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Week (Oct. 1-7)
- Depression Awareness Day Thursday of the first full week
- International Day of Non-Violence (Oct. 2)
- National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness (Oct. 3)
- National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 5)
- National Depression Awareness Day (Oct. 7)
- World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
- National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11)
- National Stop Bullying Day (Oct. 13)
- National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (Oct. 15)
- International Stuttering Awareness Day (Oct. 22)
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November
Month
- Movember
- National Family Caregivers Month
- Native American Heritage Month
Week
- Anti-Bullying Awareness Week
- International Stress Awareness Week
- Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19)
- Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 14-23)
Day
- International Stress Awareness Day (Nov. 1) First WednesdayÂ
- International Day Against Bullying and Violence First Thursday
- World Kindness Day (Nov. 13)
- International Day for Tolerance (Nov. 16 )
- National Parental Involvement Day (Nov. 18)
- International Survivors of Suicide Day (Nov. 20) Saturday before Thanksgiving
- Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20)
- Giving Tuesday (November 28)
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December
Month
- National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month
- Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month
Day
- World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
- International Day of Persons With Disabilities (Dec. 3)
- Human Rights Day (Dec. 10)