It has been an interesting exercise to read the submissions from various stakeholders to the Mental Health of Men and Boys Inquiry being conducted by the Women and Equalities Committee of the Houses of Parliament. This new Committee has been hearing evidence on the most pressing issues that affect men and boys’ mental health, and […]
A major research study from the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) and the University of Cambridge reported on its findings earlier this week. The study involved tracking over 16000 Britons over a period of 15 years and found that men who suffered from anxiety were more at risk of dying from cancer as those men
The Men’s Health Forum men’s health week takes place this week and when one considers the mental health risks for men the statistics are alarming.Take, for example, the male suicide rate. The latest official figures for male suicide in the UK show 16.8 deaths per 100,000 of the population in 2014 (social researchers compare populations per 100,000