MEN are being urged to ‘have the balls to talk about mental health’ and get help early when they feel stressed.
That’s the call from Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust in the wake of Mental Health Awareness Week.
The Trust says that one 1 in eight men in the UK have experienced a mental health problem and three out of four suicides are men.
Stress is often a key factor in the development of mental health problems.
To allow people to access help as easily and as early as possible the Trust developed the Healthy Minds App which provides tips and techniques to help people self-manage more common mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and low mood.
To download the app simply search ‘Worcestershire Healthy Minds’ in the App Store and the Google Play Store.
Claire Shale, Team Leader with Worcestershire Healthy Minds said: “All sorts of situations can cause stress.
“The most common involve work, money matters and relationships with partners, children or other family members.
“Stress may be caused either by major upheavals and life events such as divorce, unemployment, moving house and bereavement, or by a series of minor irritations such as feeling undervalued at work or dealing with difficult children.
“Sometimes there are no obvious causes.
“By tackling stress, we can go a long way to tackle mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, and, in some instances, self-harm and suicide.”
