“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 American Psychiatric Foundation is the charitable and educational subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association. The APF works to eliminate stigmas surrounding mental illness. Its division of APIRE is a leader in psychiatric research.
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.