S1E4 – Men’s mental health groups

Speaking during men’s mental health week 2022, mental health advocate Jake Dunn discusses his own mental health story and his involvement with men’s mental health groups.

Male identity is different for everyone, and Will and Jake talk from the perspective of their own lived experiences about some of the barriers they feel might prevent some men from seeking help – as well as what initiatives there are to encourage them to do so.

Then our conversation broadens out to ask what responsibility a health system such as the NHS has to provide services, and in the absence of adequate services, to what degree it is a community’s responsibility to step up to the plate and provide support at grassroots level.

You can find signposting to support, and more information about the show at www.anyamedia.net/livelyminds