World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a 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] This day, each October, thousands of supporters come to celebrate this annual awareness program to bring attention to mental illness and its major effects on peoples' life worldwide.[3] In some countries this day is part of an awareness week, such as Mental Health Week in Australia.[4]
World Mental Health Day themes
| Year | Theme[5][6] |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Young people and mental health in a changing world |
| 2017 | Mental health in the workplace |
| 2016 | Psychological First Aid |
| 2015 | Dignity in Mental Health |
| 2014 | Living with Schizophrenia |
| 2013 | Mental health and older adults |
| 2012 | Depression: A Global Crisis |
| 2011 | The Great Push: Investing in Mental Health |
| 2010 | Mental Health and Chronic Physical Illnesses |
| 2009 | Mental Health in Primary Care: Enhancing Treatment and Promoting Mental Health |
| 2008 | Making Mental Health a Global Priority: Scaling up Services through Citizen Advocacy and Action |
| 2007 | Mental Health in A Changing World: The Impact of Culture and Diversity |
| 2006 | Building Awareness – Reducing Risk: Mental Illness & Suicide |
| 2005 | Mental and Physical Health Across the Life Span |
| 2004 | The Relationship Between Physical & Mental Health: co-occurring disorders |
| 2003 | Emotional and Behavioural Disorders of Children & Adolescents |
| 2002 | The Effects of Trauma and Violence on Children & Adolescents |
| 2000-01 | Mental Health and Work |
| 1999 | Mental Health and Ageing |
| 1998 | Mental Health and Human Rights |
| 1997 | Children and Mental Health |
| 1996 | Women and Mental Health |
See also
- Global Mental Health
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- World Health Day
- World Federation for Mental Health
References
- ^ Jenkins, Rachel; Lynne Friedli; Andrew McCulloch; Camilla Parker (2002). Developing a National Mental Health Policy. Psychology Press. p. 65. ISBN 1-84169-295-6.
- ^ Watson, Robert W. (2006). White House Studies Compendium, Volume 5. Nova Science Publishers. p. 69. ISBN 1-60021-542-4.
- ^ "World Mental Health Day". Mental Health in Family Medicine. 7 (1): 59–60. 2010.
- ^ Mental Health Week: 7 Ways You Can Get Involved 2 October 2015 Retrieved 15 October 2015
- ^ http://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/previous_WMHDs/en/
- ^ "World Mental Health Day History - World Federation for Mental Health". World Federation for Mental Health. Retrieved 2018-10-04.