AAPP's membership consists of psychiatric pharmacy practitioners, residents, fellows, and students who are dedicated to helping people living with mental health disorders. We share these national and international days as a way to raise awareness of mental health and the role pharmacists can play.
January
Mental Wellness Month
National Pharmacist Day (Jan. 12)
No Name Calling Week (Jan. 18-22)
February
Children’s Mental Health Week (Feb. 1-7)
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 23-Mar. 1)
March
Self Harm Awareness Month
National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week (Mar. 22-28)
Self-Injury Awareness Day (Mar. 1)
World Bipolar Day (Mar. 30)
International Transgender Day of Visibility (Mar. 31)
April
Alcohol Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month
World Autism Awareness Day (Apr. 2)
National Alcohol Screening Day (Apr. 23)
May
Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Counseling Week (May 6-12)
World Maternal Mental Health Day (May 6)
National Children's Mental Health Day (May 7)
National Maternal Depression Awareness Month
National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week (May 18-23)
June
National PTSD Awareness Month
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
National PTSD Awareness Day (June 27)
July
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
International Self Care Day (July 24)
September
Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 5-11)
World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)
World Pharmacist Day (Sept. 25)
October
American Pharmacist Month
National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
ADHD Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 3-9)
OCD Awareness Week (Oct. 10-16)
National Pharmacy Week (Oct. 17-23)
National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 7)
World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11)
Women Pharmacist Day (Oct. 12)
National Stop Bullying Day (Oct. 13)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (Oct. 15)
National Pharmacy Technician Day (Oct. 20)
November
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 13-21)
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Nov. 20)