World Mental Health Day
- When10 October 2026
About World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is a global day for mental-health education, awareness and advocacy, aimed at reducing stigma and improving support. Established in 1992 and backed by the World Health Organization, it is marked in countries around the world around an annual theme.
The next World Mental Health Day is marked on 10 October with campaigns, events and conversations worldwide. Each year focuses on a theme - from workplace wellbeing to access to care - to drive awareness and action.
First held1992global awareness day
Date10 Octoberannual observance
Backed bythe WHOand WFMH
FocusMental healthending stigma
How to take part
Take part in a way that is useful, kind and not performative:
- Check in with someone, or make space for your own mental health needs.
- Share support resources from a trusted health organisation or local service.
- Use workplaces, schools or communities to reduce stigma and make help easier to find.
- Avoid diagnosing others or turning personal stories into pressure to disclose.