Psychology, Mental Health, and Awareness Holidays - April 2025

This series lists holidays related to psychology, mental health, and raising awareness. There will be lists for months, weeks, and days. The intention is to raise general awareness about topics, give ideas for possible content creation, and create opportunities to learn something new. It does not include all possible holidays, just the ones I chose to highlight this month.

I have split types of holidays into Awareness Holidays and Psych/Mental Health Holidays. I used nationaltoday.com to find all the holidays listed below. Not affiliated. Some may have links to blogs I have written on the subject.

Find out more about how this series came to be in this Meet The Author post.

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed mental health professional or psychologist. Any information is intended for educational purposes, and it is strongly encouraged to seek professional help if needed. If you require emergency assistance, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org/chat to reach a crisis counselor for support. This is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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April Awareness Months

  • Celebrate Diversity Month

  • Children and Nature Awareness Month

  • Deaf History Month

  • Genocide Awareness Month

  • Multicultural Communications Month

  • School Library Month

April Awareness Weeks

  • April 5-11: Week of The Young Child

  • April 13-19: Hate Week

  • April 25-May 1: Intergenerational Week

April Awareness Days

  • April 1: Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action

  • April 3: Weed Out Hate Day

  • April 6: National Love Our Children Day

  • April 11: Global Day of End Child Sexual Abuse

  • April 12: D.E.A.R. Day

  • April 14: Dreams of Reason Feast Day

  • April 15: National ASL Day

  • April 21: National Kindergarten Day

  • April 22: International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

  • April 30: Healthy Kids Day

April Psych/Mental Health Months

  • Autism Awareness Month

  • Child Abuse Awareness Month

  • Emotional Overeating Awareness Month

  • National Month of Hope

  • National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

  • Stress Awareness Month

April Psych/Mental Health Weeks

  • April 10-17: Parkinson’s Awareness Week

  • April 28-May 2: National Youth Violence Prevention Week

April Psych/Mental Health Days

  • April 1: SAAM Day of Action

  • April 2: Autism Awareness Day; Day of Hope

  • April 5: National Self Care Day

  • April 7: Make The First Move Day

  • April 9: International ASMR Day

  • April 12: International Day of Pink

  • April 14: International Moment of Laughter Day

  • April 17: College Student Grief Awareness Day (previous blog)

  • April 19: Refresh Your Goals Day

  • April 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day

  • April 25: Parent Alienation Awareness Day

  • April 26: Get Organized Day

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