Health Calendar

October 10th is World Mental Health Day.

World Mental Health Day was initiated by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) in 1992, and is celebrated annually on October 10th. On September 10, 1996, the Ministry of Health issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Promotion and Education Activities for World Mental Health Day in 1996" (Wei Yi Kang Fa [1996] No. 79), requiring various forms of "World Mental Health Day" promotion activities to be carried out throughout the country. 2001 was the World Health Organization's (WHO) Year of Mental Health.

The theme of World Mental Health Day 2023 is to promote children's mental health and jointly safeguard a better future.