Men Together is a gathering of men around a good ole cooked Yorkshire breakfast. With a variety of life stories from men of different backgrounds, cultures & diversities.
There are other activities that will meet the various needs of a diverse male community. Encourage and facilitate meaningful spiritual, mental, and emotional growth among men.
Suicide in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is three times more common among men than among women and the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45.
75% of all UK suicides are male.
Boys are often conditioned from an early age not to show emotion and taught to do so is a sign of weakness.
When a boy grows into adulthood this conditioning can have such an effect, that men may often find it very hard to show emotions and talk about feelings, even with those closest to them and may also find it harder to visit their GP
Thankfully, over recent years, the message is beginning to get through, that asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but knowing when you are not coping and need some support, and reaching out for support, is a sign of strength.
We believe this has also been helped by well known personalities speaking out in public about their own depression and mental health and traumas they have been through, and hopefully this will continue to encourage men to seek help and support when they need it, rather than bottling up their emotions until they become overwhelming for them.
We are providing a safe space for men to talk to other men about their feelings and what is going on in their lives. Some of these are mens breakfasts, curry nights, Little discussion groups.