Spotlight On...Men's Mental Health

MIND's Report Get it off your chest found that 43% - or two in five men - regularly experience negative wellbeing, an increase of 6% since 2009. These findings are replicated with other research across the UK, and the Mental Health Foundation reported that men are not as likely to access psychological therapies, with only 36% of referrals for talking treatments in the NHS being accessed by men. Statistics show that men are significantly more likely to attempt suicide and this is the largest cause of death of men under 50 in the UK.

The need for open conversations about men's mental health, the impacts which can influence this, what communities can do to provide meaningful and inclusive support and how we can challenge mental health stigma is essential.

Santander Universities is generously supporting GCU’s Spotlight On Mental Health series. Their much-valued funding will help support a programme of talks and podcasts designed to tackle mental health and wellbeing through open and authentic discussion.

Discussing Men's Mental Health

Glasgow Caledonian University held the panel discussion for our Spotlight On Mental Health event on World Mental Health Day. The event chaired by Craig Telfer included a panel discussion with SAMH's Robert Nesbitt and GCU's Dani Hutcheon, Dr Jamie Frankis who are researchers in, or manage services, supporting mental health. The speakers are . Bibliographies for each speaker are available below.

Resources for supporting men's mental health

Hosted by a group of male students, sharing their own experiences to help eliminate stigma, raise awareness, and signpost others to finding the help they need. Created in association with Student Minds and funded by Comic Relief, Changing MENtality is a series of conversations, stories and interviews on the topic of men’s mental health.

Student Space offer a range of wellbeing resources accessible to GCU students. (Please note the external directory for referrals only holds information for English and Welsh services but online support resources are available to GCU students).

The Hub from Think Positive about Student Mental Health offers a one-stop-shop for student mental health in Scotland. You can search for services, projects, resources and news that you can trust

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GCU Doctorate Student Nadav Ephrat prepared the following review of literature exploring men's mental health in 2022.