As we observe World Mental Health Day, we at St Johns recognise the crucial role of our community in raising awareness, reducing stigma, and promoting the support we can offer to one another.
This day serves as an opportunity for us to work together to break down barriers and build a compassionate environment where every individual feels comfortable seeking support. It’s important to remember that we should aim to create a community that prioritizes mental wellbeing not just today, but every day.
Today, it is crucial to shed a spotlight onto the mental health challenges faced by men in our community which is why this year we have teamed up with James Place in Liverpool to spread awareness of the unique pressures that affect men’s mental wellbeing.
Men’s mental health is often overlooked due to the feeling that they must hide their struggles. It’s essential for men to know that it is okay not to be okay and seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness.
James’s place offers free, life-saving treatment to men in suicidal crisis to help find hope for their future. Through face-to-face sessions with professional therapists, James’s place significantly reduces suicidality in men and makes a life changing difference to individuals, their families, and their community.
A client at James’s place said:
“I’ll be forever grateful to them, without the team at James’ Place I wouldn’t be here today. My parents would have lost their son and my two sons their Dad.”
Three quarters of all suicides in England and Wales are men. Let’s work together to reduce the stigma, educate ourselves and promote open conversations with those around us.
James’s place centre is open Monday-Friday 9:30-5:30 by appointment only. Access support and find out more about James’s Place here.
