International Men’s Health Week

International Men's Health Week takes place from Monday 9 June to Sunday 15 June 2025, with the aim to raise awareness of preventable health problems that disproportionately affect men and encourage them to gain the courage to look after their health. This year’s theme is “Shoulder to Shoulder – Connecting for Health”. 

When it comes to mental health, one size doesn’t fit all. While awareness around mental wellbeing is growing, there’s still one group that often suffers in silence – men. Across the globe, men are statistically less likely to reach out for help, more likely to suffer in silence, and are at a higher risk of suicide. These patterns aren’t about weakness – they’re about social expectations, outdated ideas about masculinity, and a culture that hasn’t always made it easy for men to be open about how they are feeling. 

Men taking care of their mental health isn’t selfish or weak - it’s essential. Whether you’re leading a team, supporting a family, or just trying to get through the week, you deserve the same care and compassion you’d offer to others. Talk. Ask for help. You’re not alone – and you don’t have to go it alone. 

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from challenges, stress, or setbacks – and keep going. It doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine or avoiding difficult emotions. Instead, it’s about adapting, learning, and finding ways to move forward, even when things feel tough. 

Upcoming Resilience and Men’s Health Sessions 

• Action Mental Health is offering a personal resilience session to equip you with the best methods to cope with the pressures and stresses of life, whilst providing an overview of stress and thought management through an evidence-based, informative, and supportive structure on Tuesday 24 June 2025, from 10am to 12pm via Zoom. To register for the event, email mindyourself@serc.ac.uk 
• Lena by Inspire Wellbeing is offering an online session on personal resilience and to examine what resilience looks like as well as techniques to support your resilience. The session will take place on Tuesday 24 June 2025, from 10am to 11am via MS teams. To register for the event, click here. 

Men’s Health week is about shining a light on Men’s Health and encouraging all men to think and talk about their health in a positive way. An online webinar by Men’s Development Network will remind everyone about the importance of not going it alone, the support that is available and that it is important to act. Be it personal action relating to your own health or reaching out and connecting to a service or group to help in your journey towards maintaining both a heathier physical and mental lifestyle. The session will take place on Monday 9 June 2025, from 12pm to 1pm via Zoom. 

Speakers at the event include: 

• Bernard Jackman - Former Irish International and Leinster Rugby Player, Coach and Sports Commentator
• Michael Darragh Macauley - Former Dublin GAA Senior Football player, GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year and CEO Sanctuary Runners
• Sean Blake - living with anorexia
• Joe Grogan - Bowel Screen champion

To register for the event and to receive the joining link, click here.  

Prostate Cancer Support have recorded a short awareness information session about what you should know about prostate cancer - to view, click here. 

More information and support is available on the Mind Yourself app.