Black single parents and peer support in Wales : Black single parents and peer support in Wales
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
Exploring the barriers Black single parents face in accessing peer support in Wales.
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"Men in demanding jobs are told to man up." : "Men in demanding jobs are told to man up."
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Robert Edwards has spent nearly two decades working in one of the UK’s toughest professions: the prison service. Over the years, he’s witnessed many traumatic events, including multiple suicides. It left him with PTSD and pushed him to the edge.
Why mental health awareness matters : Why mental health awareness matters
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Mental Health Foundation's Director of England Alexa Knight tackles the value of mental health awareness, in light of recent questions about whether it has gone "too far".
Boys, men and mental health : Boys, men and mental health
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
Becoming a Man (BAM) Counsellor, Hugh Mayers writes a blog speaking from his experiences working with young men about mental health and explores how the landscape for men's mental health is changing.
A focus on the mental health of minority men : A focus on the mental health of minority men
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
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.
Why the language we use to describe mental health matters : Why the language we use to describe mental health matters
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
It is perhaps not surprising that an area of health that has been so systematically stigmatised for so many decades has historically settled for a discriminatory lexicon. Generations of people have grown up in societies that found terms like “psycho”, “schizo”, “loonie” and “crazy” perfectly acceptable.
Mental health in prison : Mental health in prison
/ Prevention resources and tools
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.
Unmasking men and anger : 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.
Stress - it's time to talk : Stress - it's time to talk
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
The Foundation's Director of Scotland and Northern Ireland discusses the impact stress has on men and highlights how we must shift the culture so that men feel that it is safe and acceptable to seek help.
Young fathers and mental health : Young fathers and mental health
/ Families, children and young people
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.