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Men and women: statistics

Mental health problems affect both men and women, but not in equal measure.

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Parenting and mental health

How mental health problems might affect your parenting, looking after yourself, how children can be affected and practical ways to help your children.

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How to pick yourself up when things get tough

We asked men ‘what do you do to look after your mental health when things get tough?' Here are 15 useful tips.

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Dads and Football Project launches in Cardiff

The Mental Health Foundation has teamed up with Cardiff City FC Community Foundation and Cardiff University for a new project looking at the experiences of men as they become fathers.

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Unmasking men and anger

Anger is a universal human emotion that can be seen in the facial expressions of infants as young as six months. Despite this, anger is frequently misunderstood.

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Mental health in prison

We are delighted to be launching ‘How to look after your mental health in prison, a guide for male prisoners’, a new addition to our ‘How to Look after your Mental Health’ series.

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Young fathers and mental health

Young fathers face significant and specific challenges which can affect their mental health. In this blog, we'll explore some of them and what we can do about them.

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A focus on the mental health of minority men

It’s important not to treat men as a monolithic group because we will have different experiences of the world based on – among other things - our ethnicity, national origin, sexuality and class.

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Hundreds of thousands of men affected by body image issues

Hundreds of thousands of men across Scotland have struggled with body image issues, according to survey findings published by the Mental Health Foundation Scotland as part of men’s health awareness month Movember.

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Becoming Dad: A guide for new fathers

A guide to becoming a dad - looking after yourself, the baby's mother, your relationships, work-life balance and where to go for help if you're struggling.

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