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BreakthestigmaUK for Men's mental health

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BreakthestigmaUK (BTSUK) is a C.I.C organisation and was created to combat men's mental health, and reduce the suicide rate of men in the UK. 

Our mission is to encourage men that mental health is nothing to be ashamed of. We hope that with more understanding and encouragement, we can spread the message that it is ok to not be ok and ultimately break the stigma surrounding men's mental health. Unfortunately, the majority of men see mental health as a weakness and therefore don't speak when they need to. This is leading to more and more men taking their lives every year!

What we do: 

BTSUK raises awareness about men's mental health in order to break the stigma surrounding it and ultimately reduce the suicide rate of men in the UK. 

BTSUK hosts events and community activities in order to raise awareness about mental health in general and bring the community together. 

BTSUK gives advice and support based on both personal experiences and professional guidance. We are the stepping stone for men in need of getting professional help. We have already helped a number of men and sometimes all it took was a chat with us! 

We have links to professional help and we help arrange this for men when it is required. 

BTSUK helps businesses by providing guidance on supporting staff with mental health issues and the importance of mental health in the workplace. In return, the businesses we have helped witnessed a better return from their staff and an overall better working morale amongst their staff. 

What makes us different is everyone at BTSUK has personally experienced mental health issues in their lifetime. Therefore we understand the complications when it comes to mental health and how daunting it is to talk about. 
We understand the importance of support and how everyone is different when it comes to the support they need. 
Everyone at BTSUK has their story. Now they want to help others get through theirs. 
WE LISTEN, WE UNDERSTAND, WE ADVISE, WE GIVE BACK

BTSUK is doing what it is doing to combat men's mental health because:

a man will die every TWO hours by suicide in the UK
men make up three in every four suicides 
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 35 and in middle age men 
On average 12.5% of men in the UK suffer from one of the common mental health conditions. 
1 in 8 men will experience some form of mental health in their lifetime
The suicide rate in men is higher than the suicide rate amongst woman
The majority of men see mental health as a weakness and therefore do not speak when they need to
Society has created a stigma surrounding men's mental health which needs to be broken

Please see our website for more information. www.breakthestigmauk.com 

Thank you in advance for your kind donations in this unprecedented time.

Organizer

Ryan Scott
Organizer

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