What is Action Anxiety Day?

We founded Action Anxiety Day (AAD) as a national awareness and education day to educate Canadians about anxiety, reduces stigma, creates awareness of our evidence-based resources, and raise funds to support our free programs.

Every year on June 10th, we ask Canadians to join the movement by getting loud about anxiety and participating in spreading anxiety awareness and education.

AAD helps us raise awareness, dispel common anxiety myths, and underscore the importance of prioritizing mental health in our society.

One of our hashtags for AAD is #ACTonAnxiety. What does it mean to ACT?

Awareness – Raise awareness of anxiety and our trusted, evidence-based resources. 

Colours – Wear blue and orange on June 10 to show support!

Talking – Tell your anxiety stories and encourage others to share. Let’s break the stigma together!

Ways to show support:

Leading up to Action Anxiety Day:

• Organize a local fundraiser or join our fundraising challenge.

•  Educational Professionals can download our Educator Toolkit to teach children about anxiety and provide them with coping strategies.

On June 10th:

• Show the world you support our annual awareness and education day by signing the Action Anxiety Day Proclamation or wearing blue and orange!

• Get loud about anxiety! Share our educational posts or tell your story on social media with our Social Media Guide.

• Enter our drawing and writing contest (for Grades K-7)! Details in the Educator Toolkit.

• Donate to support our vital anxiety management programs.