Category: Suicide

Placing American Indian and Alaska Native Boys and Men’s Health Disparities on the Map

Advocacy, Boys, Cardio, Depression, Diabetes, Education, Family Issues, Health, Legislative, Masculinity, Others, Parenting, Policy, Public Policy, STDs, Suicide

A group of stakeholders dedicated to raising awareness on health disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) males has collaborated with Men’s Health Network (MHN) and the Office of Minority Health to develop a brief report titled A Vision of Wellness and Health Equity for AI/AN Boys and Men. Among American Indians and Alaska...Continue reading

PTSD: Affects Vets’ Spouses Too

Anxiety, Deployment, Depression, Family, Family, Family Issues, Fatherhood, Mental Health, Military, Others, Parenting, Psychology, Relationships, Stress, Suicide, Veterans, Well-being

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), about 25 percent of vets returning from the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are suffering from PTSD. That’s about 500,000 veterans. If we include family members, that number more than doubles.  Not surprisingly, returning veterans—particularly those with PTSD—have a higher divorce rate than non-veterans. And...Continue reading

Men and Suicide: Much More Than a Mental-Health Issue

Anxiety, Depression, Editorials, Education, Family Issues, Fatherhood, Health, Masculinity, Others, Psychology, Public Policy, Relationships, Stress, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Well-being, Work

Anyone who’s ever looked at suicide statistics knows that men are 3-4 times more likely to kill themselves than women are (women, however, attempt suicide more). But what a lot of people don’t realize is that men in lower socio-economic groups—especially men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s—are significantly more likely to commit suicide than...Continue reading

The Business Case for Paying Attention to Men’s Health

Anxiety, Cardio, Depression, Diabetes, Editorials, Fertility, Health, Legislative, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nutrition, Policy, Prostate, Psychology, Public Policy, Relationships, Stress, Suicide, Work

Most people know that men live shorter (by five years), less-healthy lives than women. They’re more likely to be the victim of a violent crime, die in a car crash, commit suicide, and be injured at work. Men also have higher death rates from nine of the top ten killers, are more likely to be...Continue reading

Reality and Real Men: Opening up About Men’s Mental Health Issues

Depression, Mental Health, New Again, Psychology, Suicide, Well-being

Depression and anxiety have been diagnosed at unprecedented levels in this country for years, and seem to only rise in concordance with the pace and demands of our time. Further, in an America that today is so identified with stress and success, not to mention the heightened burdens of economic struggle, we often ignore our...Continue reading

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