Life doesn’t always run smoothly.
Three times as many men die by suicide each year compared to women, with suicide being the biggest cause of death in men under the age of 50.
The reasons men take their own life are complicated yet we know men can be impacted very differently to women in terms of the problems they are up against, how they behave when they are struggling as well as the unhelpful coping strategies they tend to turn to in order to get some relief.
Calm your mind is a campaign designed with local men for local men with the ultimate aim of improving men’s mental health and reducing suicides. The campaign focusses on:
- Sharing information specifically for men helping them to understand why they react the way they do to certain situations and problems
- Raising awareness of positive practical things men can do to calm their minds and think more clearly
- Sharing details of support available for specific problems to help them get back on their feet
- Raising awareness of support available via text, web chat and face to face to help them offload in confidence as we know men don’t like worrying their family and friends
