Calendar Highlights

From the
Mental Health America Awareness Calendar
October
  • Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15-Oct. 15)
  • ADHD Awareness Month
  • Depression Awareness Month
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Anniversary of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
  • Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 1-7)
  • National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness (Oct. 3)
  • National Depression Screening Day (Oct. 5)
  • OCD Awareness Week (Oct. 8-14)
  • World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10)
  • National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11)

November
  • National Family Caregivers Month
  • National Diabetes Month
  • Native American Heritage Month
  • Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19)
  • International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Nov. 18)
  • Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20)
  • Giving Tuesday (November 28)

December
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec. 3)
  • MHA Regional Policy Council Meeting (TBD)
Mental Health Awareness Week (Oct 1-7, 2023)
When: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Mental Illness Awareness Week | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Key Fast Facts
  • 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
  • 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness (SMI) each year
  • 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
  • Annual prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults, by demographic group:
o   Non-Hispanic Asian: 16.4%
o   Non-Hispanic white: 23.9%
o   Non-Hispanic Black or African American: 21.4%
o   Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native: 26.6%
o   Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial: 34.9%
o   Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 18.1%
o   Hispanic or Latino: 20.7%
o   Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual: 50.9%
  • Annual prevalence among U.S. adults, by condition:
o   Major Depressive Episode: 8.3% (21 million people)
o   Schizophrenia: <1% (estimated 1.5 million people)
o   Bipolar Disorder: 2.8% (estimated 7 million people)
o   Anxiety Disorders: 19.1% (estimated 48 million people)
o   Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 3.6% (estimated 9 million people)
o   Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: 1.2% (estimated 3 million people)
o   Borderline Personality Disorder: 1.4% (estimated 3.5 million people)
  • 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021
  • 65.4% of U.S. adults with serious mental illness received treatment in 2021
  • Annual treatment rates among U.S. adults with any mental illness, by demographic group:
o   Male: 40%
o   Female: 51.7%
o   Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual: 55.6%
o   Non-Hispanic Asian: 25.4%
o   Non-Hispanic white: 52.4%
o   Non-Hispanic Black or African American: 39.4%
o   Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial: 52.2%
o   Hispanic or Latino: 36.1%
  • 164 million people live in a designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area
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