Men's Mental Health Awareness Month
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, held each November, aims to highlight the unique mental health struggles men face and encourage open conversations about mental health. While many men experience anxiety, depression, and stress, societal pressures can make it difficult for them to seek help, often resulting in silence and isolation.
Poor mental health can affect people of any gender, but mental health outcomes for men and women aren’t equal. Due to societal expectations of masculinity, men are less likely to talk to others about their feelings, so they suffer in silence.
This awareness month challenges stigmas, encourages men to seek support, and emphasises the importance of mental health services tailored for men. Through increased awareness, we can promote healthier coping strategies and foster supportive environments for men everywhere.
Tips for supporting Men’s Mental Health:
- Encourage open conversations.
- Normalise seeking therapy or counselling.
- Promote self-care routines and healthy outlets for stress.
- Foster supportive environments for men
Here are few organisations that provide support for men’s mental health:
- Mental Health UK
- Mind UK
- Movember
- Men’s Mental Health Floating Support- Housing
- Mental Health services in Wandsworth
- Men’s support group hosted by Sutton (also covering Wandsworth)- contact: mira.lemke@swlstg.nhs.uk or Adam.Storey@swlstg.nhs.uk for more information.
- Wandsworth Talking Therapies and you can also join their workshops here.
- EMHIP – Ethnicity & Mental Health Improvement Project
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