Some reminders for #InternationalMensDay
• 87% of homeless people are men.
• 3 out of 4 people who die by suicide are men.
• 9 out of 10 people who sleep on the street are men.
• Men are twice as likely to be victims of violent crime.
• 87% of homeless people are men.
• 3 out of 4 people who die by suicide are men.
• 9 out of 10 people who sleep on the street are men.
• Men are twice as likely to be victims of violent crime.
• Men are 3x more likely to develop alcohol dependence.
• Men are more likely to use (& die from) illegal drugs.
• Men have measurably lower social support.
• Men are far less likely to access psychological therapies.
• Men are more likely to use (& die from) illegal drugs.
• Men have measurably lower social support.
• Men are far less likely to access psychological therapies.
• 94% of people who die at work are men.
• Most people who die at war are men.
• 73% of people who go missing are men.
• Suicide is the LARGEST cause of death in men under 35- why isn’t this being shouted from the rooftops?
Where are the mental health advocates?
• Most people who die at war are men.
• 73% of people who go missing are men.
• Suicide is the LARGEST cause of death in men under 35- why isn’t this being shouted from the rooftops?
Where are the mental health advocates?
Let’s be honest it’s international men’s day in name only.
Just imagine what would happen if anyone tried to celebrate?
Google won’t even put up a doodle for it.
Just imagine what would happen if anyone tried to celebrate?
Google won’t even put up a doodle for it.
Compare these statistics with the mainstreams narratives about men.
And here’s another statistic I read recently, “40% of men will not talk about their mental health.”
Can you blame them?
And here’s another statistic I read recently, “40% of men will not talk about their mental health.”
Can you blame them?
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