Mental Health Awareness Calendar

Keeping track of mental health awareness dates in the UK is a great way to stay informed, participate in campaigns, and support important causes. Here’s a calendar of key mental health dates and awareness periods for the rest of 2025 and into 2026:

Low Self Esteem/ Confidence

Low self esteem and low confidence are often used interchangeably, but they refer to slightly different things. Understanding the difference can be the first step toward improving them.

Living with a Chronic Illness

Living with a chronic (long term) illness can cause significant challenges beyond the physical symptoms. It can impact a person’s emotional well-being, financial stability, and relationships.

Help Lines

It’s important to know where to turn for mental health support, especially in a crisis. Here’s a list of key mental health helpline numbers in the UK, along with information on when to use them:

Depression

Depression is a complex issue and requires a fuller description than the one I can provide here. It goes beyond feeling sad or experiencing a low mood. It can affect your thinking, feeling, appetite, sleep, motivation, work and relationships.

Carers and Caring

Being a carer is a significant and often challenging role that many people take on without formal training or pay.

Cancer and Recovery

Cancer is a unique experience for everyone, it encompasses a huge range of physical, social and emotional experience. And recovery isn’t just about the absence of cancer; it’s about navigating a “new normal” and living well after treatment.

Boundaries

Building on the concept of boundaries in a therapeutic context, here’s a description of how to implement boundaries as an individual in your daily life. These are crucial for maintaining your mental and emotional well-being, fostering healthy relationships, and living authentically.

Anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling or state that affects our whole mind/body system. It is a feeling of fear, either real, or imagined. Often our imagination can go into overdrive, and we can ‘think’ our way into a state of fear.

Anger and Anger management

Anger is a powerful and often misunderstood human emotion. It’s a natural response to feeling threatened, wronged, or frustrated. While it can be a destructive force, it can also be a healthy and motivating one when managed correctly (healthy anger).