World mental health day aims to raise awareness in the global community about the critical mental health agendas รขโ‚ฌ with a unifying voice through collaboration with various partners รขโ‚ฌ to take action รขโ‚ฌยฆ October 10 is globally recognised as world mental health day by the world federation for mental health and the world health organisation (who) to raise awareness of mental health World mental health day (wmhday), observed annually on october 10th, began in 1992 as a bold initiative of the world federation for mental health.

World mental health day was first observed on 10 octo-ber 1992 as an annual activity of the world federation for mental health aimed at promoting mental health advocacy and educating the public รขโ‚ฌยฆ World mental health day was celebrated for the first time on october 10, 1992, at the initiative of deputy secretary general richard hunter. Up until 1994, the day had no specific theme other than general รขโ‚ฌยฆ