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The Man Hug: a men's mental health podcast

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In the UK men account for around 75% of suicide fatalities on average; in England, men aged 45-49 have the highest suicide rate at 25.3 per 100 000 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024; Samaritans, 2024). Only 36% of all NHS referrals for psychological therapies are for men (Mental Health UK, 2024), with men less likely to seek help for their mental health (Mind, 2020; Proto and Quintana-Domeque, 2021). In the context of poor mental health outcomes it is also worth bearing in mind the alarming statistics that an estimated 90% of people sleeping rough in England are male, aged over 26 years old and from the UK (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2024) and that proportionally men make up to 96% of the total prison population (HM Prison and Probation Service, 2024).

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