Everyone deserves access to free mental health support when they need it. At Changes, we want to create safe supported spaces where men can talk about their mental health with other men and women can share how they are feeling with women, share tools to recover good mental health and thrive.
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1 in 4 people experience mental health difficulties in their life. Difficult to access services including long service waiting times for support. Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death for men under 50, with men accounting for 3 out of 4 people who died by suicide in 2024. Impact of loneliness and isolation. Stigma around accessing support for mental health. 1 in 4 women have a common mental health condition. Women are more likely to have made a suicide attempt or self-harmed.
Weekly Facilitated Peer Support Groups for Mental Health: A group for men increases men's confidence in talking about how they are feeling, and empowers men to talk about their wellbeing. A group for women enables the confidence to talk about feelings and situations they may not feel comfortable sharing otherwise. Shared tools to manage and improve mental health. Helps people feel less suicidal, more connected and learn from lived experience. Free regular open ended support, building communities
