Did you know that globally anxiety and depression make up a staggering 60% of mental health disorders, for both men and women? However, despite these similarities there are also major gender difference in mental health outcomes, with particularly high levels of suicide recorded for men across the globe.

This session seeks to explore these disparities providing you with a better understanding of important issues surrounding men’s mental health and enabling you to be better prepared to support yourselves and colleagues.

• Let’s start with some men’s mental health stats to fully understand these disparities.
• Plus have a reminder on what we mean by mental health, and why it affects all aspects of life.
• Touch on the science behind mental health issues and how a mixture of biological, social and psychological factors all plays a part.
• Examine these key factors in the context of men, including:
• Male loneliness and specific life stages when men are at heightened risk.
• Understanding why men’s reactions to stress can often be to their detriment.
• Investigate key pressures that impact male mental health.
• The relevance of declining testosterone levels in the male population.
• The second part of the session will provide lots of practical ideas and information on how to support your mental health but first we will explore symptoms to spot if you maybe suffering with poor mental wellbeing.
• We then outline a wide variety of useful tools – from health checks to talk therapies and nutrition tips to realigning goals, the aim is you can decide what might support you now.

Attendees will come away with a better understanding of their own or colleagues' experiences, as well as further knowledge around spotting mental wellbeing struggles and a wide variety of ideas to help improve health.