Created through collaboration among the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), University of Michigan Depression Center, and the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Annually, September 10 to October 7. Active Minds uses slightly different dates for Suicide Prevention Month, situating their campaign between two related events World Suicide Prevention Day and National Day Without Stigma.
“…formed to help ensure that the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) … is properly enforced. If you are a patient or provider who has complaints, we would like to hear from you. …we may be able to provide help in resolving your problem or point you to other resources. Your reports will also help us identify potential patterns of critical concern to federal regulators.”
“The Self Injury Foundation was created to provide funding for research , advocacy, support and education for self-injurers, their loved ones and the professionals who work with them.”
“As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, we are a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.”
“The US House of Representatives proclaimed July as this special month in 2008, aiming to improve access to mental health treatment and services through increased public awareness.”
Annually during the third full week of May.
“…celebrates the work that community organizations and individuals do year-round to prevent substance abuse and promote mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being.”
Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.
National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD): annually on Thursday of the first full week of April.
National Depression Screening Day (NDSD): : annually during Mental Illness Awareness Week in October.
The largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.