My classes have a gender imbalance with an average of 80% to 90% being females. This sometimes seems intimidating to the young men who opt to remain quiet in classes.

Open up more, notice more how you feel, keep focused on your goals, put your goals first because you know they are good for you

The APA has been criticised for the view of masculinity in their 2018 guidelines, so it is very welcome news that the mission statement of the relevant part of the APA is no longer so negative.

Mental distress in men was more common than generally acknowledged, and was treated in different ways e.g. alternative drugs, or self-medication with over-the-counter remedies.

As explained in this excellent book, the study of men’s mental health is dominated by what is called the ‘deficit view’ of masculinity.

…if you could take the pages of that book and condense that precise combination of words and their meaning into a pill, people would never want to take drugs again

“Although psychiatry is criticised for reducing people to diagnostic categories, the PTMF reduces men even further to a narrow and unforgiving stereotype of masculinity”

International Men’s Day 2017 saw the launch in Westminster of the first Harry’s masculinity report. The report found evidence justifying why the general public think men are basically ok, despite the fact that so many academics seem to use men as a blank screen onto which to project their negative feelings about masculinity.

There are around 300,000 veterans living with hearing loss in the UK, according to The Royal British Legion. In addition to being at a greater risk of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, many vets are also battling psychological distress from hearing problems.

We should avoid the temptation to apply a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to mental health either to boys and girls or across different cultures.

The most positive news so far this year for the wellbeing of men and boys is the publication of the report, A Boy Today, by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Issues Affecting Men and Boys.

Blue collar males in the U.S. are experiencing higher incarceration rates, dying younger, using drugs more, and marrying less than ever before. Why?

Although mental illness has increased since covid-related restrictions began, the suicide rate has reduced. This is welcome news, but why has it happened?