May Raising Awareness

Mental Health Awareness Month

https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/mental-health-awareness-month 

Maternal Mental Health Month

https://nichq.org/campaign/maternal-mental-health-awareness-month

https://postpartum.net/maternal-mental-health-month-2025/ 

National Adolescent Health Month™ (NAHM™)  

https://opa.hhs.gov/NAHM

Older Americans Month

https://acl.gov/oam/2024/older-americans-month-2024  [use this 2024 link]

AAPI Heritage Month

https://fapac.org/AAPI-Resources

Jewish Heritage Month

https://jewishamericanheritage.org/

https://www.ajc.org/jewishamericanheritagemonth

American Stroke Awareness Month

https://www.stroke.org/en/about-the-american-stroke-association/stroke-awareness-month

Arthritis Awareness Month

https://www.arthritis.org/news/revealing-truth-arthritis-arthritis-awareness-mont

https://oaaction.unc.edu/2025/04/arthritis-awareness-month-toolkit/ 

Brain Tumor Awareness Month

https://braintumor.org/events/brain-tumor-awareness-month/

National Speech-Language-Hearing Month (formerly Better Hearing and Speech Month)

https://www.asha.org/national-speech-language-hearing-month/#:~:text=2025%20National%20Speech%2DLanguage%2DHearing,additional%20featured%20topics%20and%20resources.

https://www.asha.org/news/2023/new-name-announced-for-better-hearing-and-speech-month/?srsltid=AfmBOopTH9hk3bazoDmmSBi4nMJ7AMc8aZfWAidHHsjYhVXeF0DC6SB7 

Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

https://www.cff.org/intro-cf/cf-awareness-month

Healthy Vision Month

https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/outreach-resources/healthy-vision-resources/healthy-vision-month

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/LMBBasthma/asthma-awareness-month#:~:text=May%20is%20National%20Asthma%20and%20Allergy%20Awareness%20Month&text=Where%20you%20live%2C%20work%2C%20learn,can%20help%20you%20breathe%20easier.&text=Join%20Learn%20More%20Breathe%20Better%C2%AE%20in%20bringing%20greater%20attention%20to%20asthma.

National Celiac Disease Awareness Month

https://celiac.org/mcam/

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/activity/celebrate-national-physical-fitness-sports-month/

Weeks:

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 4 – 10)

https://www.bakercenter.org/cmhaw

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (May 5 – 11)

https://maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/about-maternal-mental-health/maternal-mental-health-awareness-week/

National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12)

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise/nurses-week/ 

https://www.nursingworld.org/education-events/national-nurses-week/history/

Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 11 – 17)

https://www.foodallergy.org/our-initiatives/awareness-campaigns/food-allergy-awareness-week#:~:text=From%20May%2012%20to%20May,colleagues%20living%20with%20this%20disease.

National Prevention Week (May 11 – 17)

https://www.justthinktwice.gov/national-prevention-week 

National Women’s Health Week (May 11-17)

https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw (resources from 2024 event)

https://orwh.od.nih.gov/national-womens-health-week 

Days: 

Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day (May 1)

https://connect.ncoa.org/products/8th-annual-older-adult-mental-health-awareness-day-symposium 

Maternal Mental Health Day (May 7)

https://postpartum.net/join-us/maternal-mental-health-month/ 

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 8)

https://nationaltoday.com/national-childrens-mental-health-awareness-day/#:~:text=National%20Children%27s%20Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20May%208%2C%202025&text=This%20year%27s%20National%20Children%27s%20Mental,child%20have%20a%20better%20life. 

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, & Biphobia (May 17)  https://may17.org/about/