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Dr Bikramjit Singh Randhawa (MBChB, MRCGP), GP & Director of Dr Bikram Clinics contacted us as he and his friends wanted to help support the good work done by It Takes Balls to Talk. Wearing our latest running tops, we wish Bikram and his friends an amazing time at the Lisbon marathon on the 6th October. Having already over £5,000 we are extremely grateful for this amazin ...

Pinley RFU, Wyken, Coventry invite It Takes Balls To Talk to their 2024 charity day in memory of Shai Burns, a young rugby player who regrettably took his life in 2023. ...

'It also found almost six out of ten men who experienced a life crisis in the last year did not seek help, preferring to try and solve the problem themselves' The survey from Samaritans on 500 men found that some 37% would've felt like a burden if they opened up.  Participants of the survey, which took place on May 30 – June 3, were aged over 18. It also found almost s ...

Newly published results, from a survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation, show that less than one in four (24%) men who have felt high levels of stress discussed this with a friend or family member. The survey findings also revealed that men were more likely to turn to alcohol as a result of high-stress levels, with almost one in three men in the UK (31%) reporting ...

The latest Harry’s masculinity report contains startling findings about what it means to be a man in the UK in 2019. Its data has been collected by a bot deployed by the London based ‘intelligently artificial’ studio Us Ai. Co-founder Pete Trainor says machines used wisely can guide us to a more positive future. Seven billion people are walking this planet, technology has mad ...

We’re ignoring the stigma surrounding mental health that stops many men from seeking help when they need it most — and it’s literally killing them. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, men died by suicide at a rate of 3.54 per cent higher than women in 2017. Mental Health America reports 6 million men are affected by depression in the United States ...