World Mental Health Day – Friday 10th October 2025

World Mental Health Day (WMHD) takes place annually on 10 October, an initiative from the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH).

This year’s theme is ‘access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies’.

The theme highlights the importance of people being able to protect their mental health in times of global instability; the Mental Health Foundation will specifically be focusing on the mental health impact of repeated exposure to news coverage of crises and conflicts.