By Angela Borders
December 31, 2018
2019 Mental Health Awareness Calendar
There are many great events and campaigns in the coming year related to mental health, and we at SacWellness want to help ourselves and others easily find them! Below is a list of awareness days, weeks, and months that we’ve gathered and sorted by month, so you can note when they are happening and find ways to get involved as they get closer. Each day/week/month event has a link to some further information, so be sure to give them a click if you want to know more!
As the days/weeks/months get closer, we may write blog posts about individual events (check out some of our previous posts where we have already done that!), but this is a nice place we can all refer back to to find out what’s going on in any given month.
We hope this page is helpful, and offers resources and information people can put to good use! Happy new year, and best wishes in 2019!
January
Month
Birth Defects Prevention Month
Week
No Name Calling Week (Jan. 21-25)
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Jan. 22-27)
Day
Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Jan. 11)
Global Family Day (Jan. 1)
National Clean Off Your Desk Day (Jan. 14)
National Fun At Work Day (Jan. 28)
February
Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Week
National School Counseling Week (Feb. 4.-8)
Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 11-17)
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 25-Mar. 5)
Day
National Freedom Day (Feb. 1)
World Cancer Day (Feb. 4)
Safer Internet Day (Feb. 5)
National Random Act of Kindness Day (Feb. 17)
March
Month
American National Nutrition Month
National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
National Endometriosis Awareness Month
Week
Sleep Awareness Week (Mar. 3-10)
Day
Self-Injury Awareness Day (Mar. 1)
Zero Discrimination Day (Mar. 1)
International Women’s Day (Mar. 8)
World Sleep Day (Mar. 15)
Kick Butts Day (Mar. 20)
World Down Syndrome Day (Mar. 21)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Mar. 21)
World Bipolar Day (Mar. 30)
April
Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
National Counseling Awareness Month
National Minority Health Month
Week
National Family Volunteer Week (Apr. 7-13)
National Youth Violence Prevention Week (Apr. 8-12)
National Infertility Awareness Week (Apr. 21-27)
Screen Free Week (Apr. 29-May 5)
Day
World Autism Awareness Day (Apr. 2)
World Health Day (Apr. 7)
National Alcohol Screening Day (Apr. 7)
Day of Silence (Apr. 12)
RAINN Day (raising awareness of sexual violence on campus) (Apr. 15)
National Stress Awareness Day (Apr. 18)
May
Month
National Maternal Depression Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Week
National Prevention Week (May 2-18)
National Women’s Health Week (May 13-19)
Day
World Maternal Mental Health Day (May 1)
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 9)
June
Month
Week
National Men’s Health Week (Jun. 10-16)
Day
International Day of Yoga (Jun. 21)
PTSD Awareness Day (Jun. 27)
July
Month
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Day
World Day Against Trafficking Persons (Jul. 30)
August
Month
National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Week
Day
Friendship Day (Aug. 4)
National Women’s Equality Day (Aug. 26)
September
Month
Week
National Suicide Prevention Week (Sep. 8-14)
Day
World Suicide Prevention Day (Sep. 10)
October
Month
National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Week
Mental Illness Awareness Week (TBA)
OCD Awareness Week (Oct. 6-12)
National Health Education Week (Oct. 21-25)
ADHD Awareness Week (TBA)
Day
International Day of Non-Violence (Oct. 2)
World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 11)
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (Oct. 15)
November
Month
National Career Development Month
Week
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (TBA)
National Career Development Week (Nov. 11-15)
Day
International Stress Awareness Day (Nov. 6)
World Kindness Day (Nov. 13)
National Career Development Day (Nov. 14)
International Survivors of Suicide Day (Nov. 16)
International Day for Tolerance (Nov. 16 )
National Adoption Day (Nov. 17)
National Parental Involvement Day (Nov. 21)
National Family Health History Day (Nov. 28)
December
Month
National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month
Day
World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
International Day of Persons With Disabilities (Dec. 3)
Human Rights Day (Dec. 10)
If there are any events we’ve missed that you think we should add, feel free to contact us at info@sacwellness.com, or on any of our social media accounts (@sacwellness on facebook, instagram, and twitter)
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