June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. We’d like to take a moment to highlight how anyone can experience mental ill health at some point in their life, in fact, currently 1 in 4 people do to be more precise…
Unfortunately, as you can see from these statistics. When it comes to Men, there is a lot of stigma around vocalising your mental health issues or reaching out for help when you need it. This often leads to Men bottling up their emotions and failing to receive the help they require.
Let’s use this month to help break this stigma!
Remember, it’s okay to ask for help, it’s ok to not feel ok and you don’t need to “man up”
Don’t let yourself become a part of the statistics…
For those in the construction industry, those statistics are unfortunately even higher. End Systems have a team of trained mental health first aiders to provide support to our colleagues and we also support The Lighthouse Charity, which is a charity that offer a free and confidential 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline, live chat services and text HARDHAT facility. All of which provide a range of information, guidance and support on a huge variety of wellbeing issues.
These services are also complemented by a free Self Support App which offers another route to support, along with Lighthouse Beacons which provide a safe space for people to share concerns.
