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MHA awareness calendar 2025

The MHA Awareness Calendar notes health and other observances that Mental Health America and its affiliate network and partners may mark during the year. It also includes important MHA national dates, such as our Annual Conference.

This is not a comprehensive list of all health observances that take place during the year. 

January

  • Mental Wellness Month

February

  • Black History Month

  • Heart Health Month

  • World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)

  • Founding of Mental Health America Anniversary (Feb. 19)

  • Eating Disorders Awareness and Screening Week (Feb. 24 - Mar. 2)

March

  • Self-injury Awareness Day (Mar. 1)

  • National Sleep Awareness Week (Mar. 10-16)

  • Brain Awareness Week (Mar. 10-16)

  • International Grants Professionals Day (Mar. 14)

  • World Sleep Day (Mar. 14)

  • National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Mar. 17-23)

  • National LGBT Health Awareness Week (Mar. 17-21)

    LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resource Center

  • World Bipolar Day (Mar. 30)

  • International Transgender Day of Visibility (Mar. 31)

    Transgender Resource Center

April

  • Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

  • BIPOC Health Month

  • National Arab American Heritage Month

  • Alcohol Awareness Month

  • Autism Month

  • GLSEN Day of Silence (Apr. 4)

    Learn more

  • Alcohol Screening Day (Apr. 10)

  • Casting of the Mental Health Bell Anniversary (Apr. 13)

  • Volunteer Week (Apr. 20-26)

May

  • Mental Health Month

    Learn more

  • Women's Health Month

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  • National Day of Prayer (May 1)

  • Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week (May 4-10)

  • Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (May 5-11)

  • National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day (May 7)

  • International Day of Women's Health (May 28)

June

  • Pride Month

    Learn more

  • PTSD Awareness Month

  • Men's Health Month

  • National Immigrant Heritage Month

  • Juneteenth (June 19)

July

  • Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Month

    Learn more

  • International Self-Care Day (July 24)

August

  • Supporting Young Minds (formerly Back to School)

    Learn more

  • National Grief Awareness Day (Aug. 30)

September

  • Recovery Month

  • National Suicide Prevention Month

  • Suicide Prevention Week (Sep. 7-13)

  • World Suicide Prevention Day (Sep. 10)

  • Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep.15-Oct.15)

October

  • Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15-Oct. 15)

  • ADHD Awareness Month

  • Depression Awareness Month

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  • Anniversary of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Oct. 3)

  • Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 5-11)

  • National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness (Oct. 7)

  • World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)

  • National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11)

  • OCD Awareness Week (Oct. 13-19)

  • Mental Health America Policy Institute (Oct. 14)

  • Mental Health America Affiliate Day (Oct. 15)

  • Mental Health America Conference (Oct. 16-17)

    Attend Conference

  • Global Peer Support Celebration Day (Oct. 19)

November

December

  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec. 3)