International FND Awareness Day2026 · Date · History · Messages
FND Hope International documents recurring International FND Awareness Day campaigns on 13 April, including the fifth annual edition in 2017 and sixth annual edition in 2018; current FND Hope material continues to identify April 13 as FND Awareness Day.
About International FND Awareness Day
International FND Awareness Day is observed on April 13 to increase understanding of functional neurological disorder (FND) and support people affected by it.
FND Hope International has run recurring April 13 awareness campaigns and describes the observance as part of its global awareness work.
Why International FND Awareness Day matters
The day is an awareness campaign rather than a government or intergovernmental health observance.
FND Hope’s 2017 page calls that campaign the fifth annual International FND Awareness Day, and its 2018 press material calls the 2018 campaign the sixth annual edition. Those first-party ordinal references are consistent with an annual lineage beginning in 2013, but the reviewed sources do not separately document the original launch decision.
History of International FND Awareness Day
FND Hope’s 2017 campaign placed the fifth annual International FND Awareness Day on April 13.
A 2018 FND Hope press release described April 13, 2018 as the sixth annual International FND Awareness Day.
FND Hope continues to identify April 13 as FND Awareness Day within its international awareness work.
The available sources establish durable recurrence and organizational continuity without establishing a formal legal designation.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
8 fields not established in reviewed sources
Also known as
FND Awareness Day
How to Observe International FND Awareness Day
Use reputable clinical or public-health sources when sharing information about FND, and distinguish general education from personal medical advice.
Protect the privacy of people who share personal health experiences; do not repost diagnoses, symptoms, treatment histories or identifying details without clear consent.
Avoid implying that one person’s symptoms, cause, prognosis or treatment experience represents every person with FND.
For personal symptoms, diagnosis or treatment questions, use a qualified health professional rather than an awareness-day page or social-media post.
International FND Awareness Day Facts
International FND Awareness Day is marked on April 13.
FND Hope described 2017 as the fifth annual edition and 2018 as the sixth annual edition.
The ordinal sequence is consistent with a 2013 lineage, but the reviewed sources do not establish a separate founding instrument or exact launch decision.
FND information on this guide is educational and does not diagnose or prescribe treatment.
International FND Awareness Day Messages
Share accurate FND information without diagnosing people from symptoms or social-media posts.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Health Information Not Medical Advice.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
FND Hope International — 2017 fifth annual campaign
FND Hope International — 2018 sixth annual campaign
FND Hope International — current FND-awareness materials
FND Hope International — World FND Month / April 13 awareness day (opens in a new tab)
First Party Health Organization
FND Hope — 2018 sixth annual FND Awareness Day press release (opens in a new tab)
First Party Health Organization
FND Hope — FND Awareness Day 2017 (opens in a new tab)
First Party Health Organization
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is International FND Awareness Day?
13 April annually The documented recurrence rule is: 13 April.
Does International FND Awareness Day fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is International FND Awareness Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: FND Hope International / awareness campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International FND Awareness Day?
The documented basis is: FND Hope International documents recurring International FND Awareness Day campaigns on 13 April, including the fifth annual edition in 2017 and sixth annual edition in 2018; current FND Hope material continues to identify April 13 as FND Awareness Day.. Supporting evidence includes FND Hope — FND Awareness Day 2017. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International FND Awareness Day international or country-specific?
The documented scope is international or global: FND Hope International / awareness campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-25.
When is International FND Awareness Day?
It is observed on April 13.
Who is associated with the observance?
FND Hope International has organized and supported recurring April 13 awareness campaigns.
When did it begin?
FND Hope called 2017 the fifth annual edition and 2018 the sixth annual edition, which is consistent with a 2013 lineage. The reviewed sources do not separately document the original launch decision, so the guide does not invent one.
Does the day provide medical advice?
No. Awareness material can support education, but personal symptoms, diagnosis and treatment decisions require qualified clinical guidance.
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