Global Mental Health Advocacy Roadmap:
Key Dates and Events 2025
Our advocacy roadmap illuminates the opportunities and challenges within the global mental health sector in 2025. Delve into this invaluable resource to discover key dates, events, and the roles of key stakeholders at these pivotal global moments.
Advocacy for global mental health unfolds across diverse contexts, with global moments serving as critical platforms to amplify voices, understand priorities, and propel the work of local partners forward.
Unlock the updated 2025 roadmap today to empower your advocacy journey.
We also have a dedicated roadmap on the UN High-Level meeting on NCDs and Mental Health.
2025 January
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (Davos, Switzerland)
Possibly events on mental health in the workplace
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2025 February
WHO Executive Board Meeting (Geneva, Switzerland)
Sets the agenda for the World Health Assembly and the resolutions to be considered
NCD Alliance global meeting (Kigali, Rwanda)
Global gathering of civil society organisations focused on NCDs
Read more about our advocacy work for the High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health.
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2025 March
International Women’s Day
Celebrating women in the workforce and health as a human right
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2025 April
Global Public Health Week
Theme: Redefining equity: Decolonising public health for a healthier world
Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit (Doha, Qatar)
Theme: Investment, Innovation and Digital Solutions
Read more about the Ministerial Summits.
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2025 May
World Health Assembly (Geneva, Switzerland)
The decision-making body of WHO
Mental Health Awareness: Week, Month and Action Day
Campaigns and events in the USA, UK and beyond
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2025 June
G7 Summit (Alberta, Canada)
Health is part of the conversations, important for aligning messages
LGBTQI+ Pride Month
Visit the page of our LGBTQI+ Mental Health Working Group.
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2025 August
International Youth Day
Visit the page of our Children & Youth Working Group.
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2025 September
World Suicide Prevention Day
Triennial theme: “Changing the narrative on suicide”
UN General Assembly (New York, USA)
High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health
Read more about our advocacy work for the High-Level Meeting.
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2025 October
World Mental Health Day
Global event, theme TBC
World Health Summit (Berlin, Germany)
International strategic forum for global health
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2025 November
UNFCCC COP30 (Belém, Brazil)
Climate Change Conference
Read more about our advocacy work for COP30.
Visit the page of our Environment & Climate Change Working Group.
G20 Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Aiming to include mental health in its meetings and commitments
Read more about our advocacy work for G20.
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2025 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Global celebration of a year of action
Human Rights Day
Action on mental health and human rights
Universal Health Coverage Day
Advocating for integration of mental health in UHC plans
Visit the page of our Universal Health Coverage Working Group.
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