Trigger Warning: this page includes mention of suicide.

Men’s Health Week UK is running from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June 2025. We are encouraging everyone in our network to start a conversation about mental health within their own organisations and across the businesses they work with.

The Men’s Health Forum organises Men’s Health Week each year. The week aims to raise awareness of men’s health and to encourage all men to seek help to address any health concerns that they may be experiencing. This year their campaign is calling for a Men’s Health Strategy. In 2023, we responded to the Health and Social Care Committee’s Men’s Health Inquiry to advocate for a comprehensive model to support an important organisational culture change to a prevention approach, with an empowered management and supportive workforce culture.

Read our submission

We believe that there is no health without mental health, and we advocate for everyone seeking help when they need it. We do this by raising awareness of mental health, encouraging everyone to start a conversation about it, and for organisations to implement effective interventions to address it, so that, together we can address the stigma that surrounds it. We advocate for change through responding to government inquiries and by working in collaboration with our Supporters to create positive mental health in and through work.

The following blogs may be of interest:

How to optimise mental wellbeing through workplace culture

How to support the mental wellbeing of your team, through stress management

Why is Men's Health Week important?

The following shocking statistics emphasise why Men’s Health Week is so important:

• One man in five dies before the age of 65 (Men’s Health Forum).
• Four in five suicides are by men, with suicide the biggest cause of death for men under 35 (UK Parliament).
• According to the BUPA Wellbeing Index:
  
  • '43% of working British men are urging their employers to provide greater mental health support.
  • 50% of men have struggled with mental health difficulties at some point, yet fewer than half have sought medical advice.
  • 37% of UK men admit actively hiding their mental health issues from their partners.
  • 30% of men surveyed said they didn’t know where to turn for advice or support.
  • 65% of employees recognise that stigma around men’s mental health remains strong.’

Resources

At Mates in Mind, we work with organisations to improve the mental health of their workforce by providing the skills, clarity, and confidence to employers on how to raise awareness, improve understanding, implement effective interventions and address the stigma that surrounds mental health.

This is why we have created a suite of resources to support organisations not only during Men's Health Week, but also to build a supportive workplace culture which creates positive mental health in, and through work.

Please click on the link below to download a free poster. Please share it across your organisation.

Please also visit our Resources page where you can download additional free resources.

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Please sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of this page to be informed when we publish new campaign pages (like this one) and new blogs in our ‘How to optimise your mental wellbeing’ series. They can all be found:

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If the information on this page has resonated with you, and if you or someone you know needs help or support, you can speak to one of the many free, confidential support services below:

Support Services

How we can support you

Mates in Mind can support your organisation to build a mental health plan and to create a culture of prevention.

Our dedicated team of Support Managers work with organisations of any size to develop a tailored action plan, evaluating your organisation's priorities and gaps, and providing the tools and support you need.

This plan includes ongoing support with communication and delivery of your plan, as well as training opportunities, promotional materials, and a suite of tools (including awareness date resources) to enable you to drive long-lasting and meaningful change.

Find out more about how we can help your organisation build a culture of prevention when you become a Supporter by:

• Visiting our Become a Supporter page.
• Calling: 020 3510 5018.
• Using this contact form.

If you would like to know when we publish new resources, please complete the newsletter sign up at the bottom of this page.

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