Men’s health and male suicide prevention: evidence based, unapologetic, high resolution activism. Follow me on Instagram 👇
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....and the reality.
Source bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atu…
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Can men be victims of domestic violence?
Yes! And George at The TinMen @TheTinMenBlog absolutely nails it when explaining reality. 👇🏼
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Last week, the Office for National Statistics released the latest data on suicide in England and Wales, and if you were hoping for a positive outlook, I’m sorry, but it’s bleak.
Last year, we had the worst male suicide rates of this century.
This year, we’ve broken that record.
And this isn’t due to a failure of men, masculinity or a “toxic” male mindset; it’s a failure of society at a level that is simply beyond comprehension.
Think about it –
The group/s most at risk of suicide today are middle-aged men (aged 50–54) who are divorced, unemployed, and living in deprived towns in the North East of England.
And so, to me, this data is yet again another reminder that all our glossy suicide prevention campaigns, our slick marketing schtick, and all our million-pound TV ads are still looking in the wrong places.
No.
We will not turn the tide on male suicide with a diatribe of expensive, celebrity-focused, London-centric, hipster-chic campaigning, where people wring their hands or wag their fingers on red carpets, blabber about nothing on podcasts, or invite men “to talk” at exorbitant trauma weekends.
Because in reality, the men most in need of help can’t afford such things, and don’t even know they exist.
What’s more –
Suicide prevention continues to be framed as a “mental health issue”, despite most suicidal men saying their issue is not primarily one of mental health at all, but one of debt, unemployment, relationship breakdown, child custody, loneliness, drug and gambling addiction, domestic abuse and Adverse Childhood Experiences.
These are not issues that can be solved simply by through “men talking”.
These are issues that need to be unapologetically addressed at a societal, economic, legal, structural and political level. So please stop saying to me “men can talk”.
Most men already are, and they’re doing so beautifully.
The issue is, as it always has been, that society refuses to listen to what men are saying.
So let’s take a look at the latest data and ask ourselves: how can we all do better to turn this around?
What do you think?
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Suicides in England and Wales: 1981 to 2025 ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
Understanding suicide registrations following a change to the standard of proof in England and Wales ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
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6 million+ prime-age American men are neither working nor looking for work. Bruno Manno argues it's less about jobs than hope: many men have lost the sense that effort leads anywhere.
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I know, for many, the thought of “men’s spaces” fills them with fear and trepidation.
As if such a place is somewhere men convene to plan how to take over and oppress the world; where misogyny breeds, and so-called “toxic masculinity” is cultivated.
But I’ve been invited to many such spaces, and they’re usually just full of men playing ping pong, lifting weights, or talking about how difficult work has been that week.
They’re places where men listen to one another about relationships, loneliness, financial problems, or difficult things they’ve experienced.
It’s men walking up mountains, climbing trees, and cooking dinner over a campfire.
It’s men playing board games, reading books, whittling sticks, or chucking axes at targets.
It’s men sharing, and caring, with and for one another.
I’m not saying malevolent spaces for men don’t exist.. I’m just saying I’ve never been to one.
All I’ve seen are interventions that are quite literally life-saving and transformative, not to mention the extraordinary good they do for society.
Health services win… the taxpayer wins… and most importantly, the men win too.
So what’s not to like?
Discussing the importance of “men’s spaces” with @MandemMeetup founder and CEO Jamie Dennis…
Full podcast out now 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=zL2iYpMf…
Footage by Nathan Baxter
Find Mandem Meetup at mandemmeetup.org and follow @MandemMeetup
I know, for many, the thought of “men’s spaces” fills them with fear and trepidation.
As if such a place is somewhere men convene to plan how to take over and oppress the world; where misogyny breeds, and so-called “toxic masculinity” is cultivated.
But I’ve been invited to many such spaces, and they’re usually just full of men playing ping pong, lifting weights, or talking about how difficult work has been that week.
They’re places where men listen to one another about relationships, loneliness, financial problems, or difficult things they’ve experienced.
It’s men walking up mountains, climbing trees, and cooking dinner over a campfire.
It’s men playing board games, reading books, whittling sticks, or chucking axes at targets.
It’s men sharing, and caring, with and for one another.
I’m not saying malevolent spaces for men don’t exist.. I’m just saying I’ve never been to one.
All I’ve seen are interventions that are quite literally life-saving and transformative, not to mention the extraordinary good they do for society.
Health services win… the taxpayer wins… and most importantly, the men win too.
So what’s not to like?
Discussing the importance of “men’s spaces” with @MandemMeetup founder and CEO Jamie Dennis…
Full podcast out now 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=zL2iYpMf…
Footage by Nathan Baxter
Find Mandem Meetup at mandemmeetup.org and follow @MandemMeetup
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Depending on who we are, we all have a gendered experience of life.
In ways that are both positive and negative, beneficial or harmful, men are often treated in one way, and women in another.
We call these “double standards”, and many flat-out deny men experience them just as often as women.
So today I’d like to fill in that gap, and ask: what are the biggest double standards that men face?
What do you think?
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83% of people believe in total gender equality.
But only 35% of people identify as "feminists".
That level of conversion is awful, considering feminism had a market monopoly on "gender equality" for 100+ years.
You're shooting fish in a barrel, and missing most of the time.
𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 can be a feminist.
No matter your reason for being or becoming a feminist, the goal is the same: pushing societies towards equality #ForAllWomenAndGirls.
Have a look at our simple guide to the often-misunderstood topic of #feminism.
🔗 unwomen.org/en/articles/expl…
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Scotland is not only home to some of the most stunning landscapes on the planet, but also, according to the latest survey data, tens of thousands of men who experience partner abuse every year.
In fact, around 41% of people who experience partner abuse in a given year are men, according to the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey...
Scotland is not only home to some of the most stunning landscapes on the planet, but also, according to the latest survey data, tens of thousands of men who experience partner abuse every year.
In fact, around 41% of people who experience partner abuse in a given year are men, according to the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey...
And the effect abuse has on such men is far from insignificant –
Roughly 38% of abuse victims who experienced psychological impacts were men, and 46% of those experiencing physical impacts were men.
So no, we’re not talking about benign acts of violence or abuse, that men can simply shrug off.
We’re talking about dangerous and soul-crushing experiences that quietly destroy the lives of countless men across the country.
Thankfully, when it comes to ending the scourge of domestic abuse, the Scottish Government are not messing around, and have pledged more than a hundred million pounds to abuse services, interventions, and support lines over the past few years.
But –
How this funding is divided is far from equal, with specialised services for Scottish men receiving an extraordinarily small slice of the pie.
Let’s take a look…
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Source
2019/2020 SCJS, main findings gov.scot/publications/scotti…
SCJS 2018/20 data tables, Volume 6: partner abuse gov.scot/publications/scotti…
Funding gov.scot/publications/foi-20…
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A truly awful case of false allegations, economic abuse, coercive control and psychological abuse. Note that none of Dina Williamson's behaviour is described as domestic abuse. Weak sentence as normal. thesun.co.uk/news/40665326/e…
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Attending Caring for Men and Boys at the Mental Wealth Festival at @citylit with @TheTinMenBlog @LisaBritton, @BelvedereBrooks and Ian Tucknott - we all missed @DrBecciOwens who couldn't make it
