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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 ...

At BIA we have always advocated that the charity represented men with their own 'safe space' because with the stats being so high it seemed self-evident that a 'one size fits all' approach wasn't working and the fact that there wasn't anything already in place in Scotland, compared to both England and other parts of the world that supported males as a gender-specific service to ...

Corporate culture and practice have gone through significant change over the years. ''Corporate culture is in crisis. This is not hyperbole; it is the stark reality of how work impacts our lives today. Data from Mind shows a staggering 95% of employees who have taken time away from work due to stress named another reason for their absence, such as an upset stomach or headache, ...

''Very often when it comes to male suicide, it can turn out to be the guy you thought would be the least one to take his own life, because he would be the life and soul of the party, the one who everybody would turn to for their own support when going through life's difficulties, the 'fixer' of problems, the good guy... So when you get the news, for family friends, peers and w ...

New research has shown an equivalent rise in suicide by mental health patients, particularly men aged 45-54. Recession-related increases in suicide have previously been reported globally. New research has shown an equivalent rise in suicide by mental health patients, particularly men aged 45-54. The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, comes from the Nationa ...