Throughout the year we take part in key awareness dates which help to raise awareness of mental health, and the problems faced by those living with mental illness. Browse our calendar below and find out how you can get involved.
Dates for your diary
Mental Health Awareness Week
13 – 19 May 2024
This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, as set by the Mental Health Foundation, is “Movement: moving for our mental health.”
Be sure to check this page regularly, so we can share our planned activities for the week.
Stress Awareness Month
April 2024
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. Many aspects of life can cause stress, but this year, we’ll be sharing tips and coping strategies to help you manage your mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
13-19 May 2024
Mental Health Awareness Week will take place 13-19 May 2024. Make sure you find out the latest on how you can get involved this year.
National Schizophrenia Awareness Day
24 July 2024
Schizophrenia is a common mental illness that affects 1 in 100 people in their lifetime, yet the condition is widely misunderstood. Hosted by one of our founding charities Rethink Mental Illness, National Schizophrenia Awareness Day shines a light on the challenges faced by people living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the UK and beyond.
World Suicide Prevention Day
10 September 2024
World Suicide Prevention Day is hosted by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and provides the opportunity for people, across the globe, to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention.
World Mental Health Day
10 October 2024
World Mental Health Day is run by the World Federation for Mental Health.
OCD Awareness Week
10-16 October 2024
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder affecting 1 in 100 people in the UK. People living with OCD will experience obsessions and/or compulsions – an obsession is a repeated unwelcome thought or image that can be hard to ignore, while a compulsion is something you think about or do repeatedly to help relieve anxiety. The week is a chance to bring about a greater understanding of the condition and how it affects people.
National Stress Awareness Day
2 November 2024
National Stress Awareness Day was set up by the International Stress Management Association, with the mission of raising awareness of the effects of psychological distress in the workplace and strategies to address it.
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
November 2024
Every November is home to Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Men experience disproportionately high rates of suicide with death by suicide being the biggest killer of men under the age of 50 in the UK. There are many reasons why men might talk less about mental health, such as societal expectations of masculinity. Each November, we tackle this stigma and encourage men to talk.
Calender Dates From www.mentalhealth-uk.org