Supporting Male Student Mental Health

Supporting Male Student Mental Health in Higher Education

Men are less likely to disclose mental health conditions to their universities or reach out for support. We know there are huge barriers that men face, so we worked with male students and experts to explore different ways to support men’s mental health in higher education.

We have supported our male student volunteers across three years to co-produce mental health and wellbeing interventions to support men’s mental health. Exploring different activities across universities.

Following the start of the pandemic, our volunteers chose to work remotely, focusing on running a podcast and sharing information on social media.

Explore our tips, information and reflections to help you effectively support men’s mental health in higher education, including:

Why male mental health matters
Our top ten tips for supporting the male population with their mental health

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Well Lads was a three-year project on men’s mental health in higher education run by us at Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity, and supported by funding from Comic Relief between 2018 and 2021.

Listen to the men’s mental health podcast Changing MENtality and see what our volunteers have been up to on social media.

Read the other guides: Co-producing Mental Health Initiatives With Student Volunteers and Podcasting About Mental Health

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