April Psychology, Mental Health, and Awareness Holidays
Updated for 2026!
This series lists holidays related to psychology, mental health, and raising awareness. There will be lists for months, weeks, and days.
Use these lists as a jumping point to:
Explore with curiosity and learn something new
Contribute to raising awareness about different issues and causes
Find inspiration for content creation
It does not include all possible holidays; it highlights only the ones I chose for this month.
I have split holiday types 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
Apr 5 - Apr 11: Explore Your Career Options Week
Apr 13 - Apr 19: Hate Week
Apr 20 - Apr 27: National Infant Immunization Week
April Awareness Days
April 1 - Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action
April 3 - Weed Out Hate Day
April 4 - National Love Our Children Day
April 7 - SAAM Day of Action
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 Death Doula Day
April 22 - Earth Day
April 28 - Global Pay It Forward Day
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
Apr 10 - Apr 17: Parkinson’s Awareness Week
Apr 27 - May 1: National Youth Violence Prevention Week
April Psych/Mental Health Days
April 2 - Autism Acceptance Day
April 5 - National Self-Care Day
April 7 - Make The First Move Day
April 9 - International ASMR Day
April 11 - National Parkinson’s Day
April 14 - RAINN Day
April 16 - College Student Grief Awareness Day
April 19 - Refresh Your Goals Day
April 21 - World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 25 - Parent Alienation Awareness Day
April 26 - Get Organized Day
