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During this week, mental health advocates and organizations across the U.S. join to sponsor events to promote community outreach and public education concerning mental illnesses such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Examples of activities held during the week include art/music events, educational sessions ...
Mental Health Awareness Month [28] National Bike Month; National Military Appreciation Month; National Foster Care Month [29] National Guide Dog Month (2008, 2009) National Pet Month (United States) National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) National Stroke Awareness Month; South Asian Heritage Month (Ontario, Canada) Zombie Awareness ...
NABH issues policy guidelines with regard to mental and behavioral health issues at the state and federal level. [5] [6] Frank A. Ghinassi serves as the current president and CEO of the organization. [4] The NABH hosts annual conferences dedicated to mental health policy in the United States. [7] [8]
On October 7, 2015, a national action day was observed, National Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Day. [1] It arose based on a bill in the House of Representatives of the 114th Congress called The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, HR2646. [ 2 ]
The purpose of Mental Health Awareness Month is to raise awareness and educate the public about: mental illnesses, such as the 18.1% of Americans who suffer from depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder; [14] the realities of living with these conditions; and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness.
week prior to Memorial Day: National Safe Boating Week; third week of July: Captive Nations Week; 3rd week of September: National Farm Safety and Health Week; varies in September: National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week; week of October 9: Fire Prevention Week; week of 2nd Sunday in October: National School Lunch Week; week ...
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. [1] It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health , a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. [ 2 ]
The first meeting held to address these issues in mental health led to the formation of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill [11] [12] in 1979. In 1997, the legal name was changed to the acronym NAMI by a vote of the membership due to concerns that the name National Alliance for the Mentally Ill did not use person-first language .