Started by Bebe Moore Campbell, an American author, advocate, and co-founder of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month seeks to foster dialogue and eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health in minority communities. It aims to promote cultural sensitivity, improve access to quality mental health care, and encourage open discussions about […]
Observed since the 1960s, National Back to School Month is an annual awareness event occurring every August in the United States that both highlights the mental transition from summer break and serves as an important period for students, parents, and teachers to organize, purchase school supplies, and plan class schedules for the upcoming academic year. […]
Black Maternal & Environmental Health (BMEH) Day was created by Young, Gifted & Green in 2024 to raise awareness about the importance of clean air and water, healthy housing, safe consumer products, and overall environments related to Black maternal health. BMEH Day is observed on the first Thursday in April as a means to uplift […]
World Health Day, April 7, marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. A theme is selected each year to highlight a priority area of public health concern in the world. The theme for World Health Day 2027 has not yet been announced. World Health Day links: WHO site | […]