Supporting men through difficulties in their mental and physical ill health, ultimately to prevent suicide.

About us

The Time for Action on Men's Health is Now!  Way too many of our Father's, Brother's, Son's, Uncles, Cousin's and Friends are dying too young.

Through support, collaboration, education, advocacy and accountability ManHealth enable men find or change direction in their lives. 

ManHealth are the only voluntary sector organisation using a proactive approach to address the crisis in men's health. ManHealth enable men find or change direction in their lives and provide them the tools to thrive in their lives and become the best version of themselves. ManHealth provide workshops and training on health to empower businesses to engage men and drive change.

In 2023 ManHealth supported over 4500 men and provided over 9000 hours of free peer support. Our training reached 4,756 delegates.

Our Vision

  • To play a vital role in supporting men and building healthier communities.

Our Mission

  • To empower men experiencing mental and/or physical ill health through support, education and shared experience.

 

ManHealth provides weekly ongoing peer support services to men across the North East of England. Our sessions are led by men with lived experience and provide hugely valued weekly respite and a safe place for men to discuss how they feel.

With an ethos of sharing and education, our groups enable peer to peer empathy, an experienced ear and more importantly, friends that have walked the walk.

Our groups are underpinned with a  positive approach to learning about health issues and our group facilitators  are trained in how to support and help others. Our sessions empower our men through learning and awareness to think about positive change. Each session provides insight into a diverse range of challenges. Through this, we encourage group discussion which consistently provides personal experience insight, a highly valuable aspect of peer to peer support.

In addition to our groups ManHealth organise specific activities that provide a physical focus to our men, with organised walking & football groups being very popular activities. In turn, these activities serve as great social interaction events, helping men to improve their self-confidence.

ManHealth also provides fully accredited training and short courses for businesses enabling us as an organisation to raise awareness of men's health and help others to contribute to that which is the biggest challenge, changing opinions on the need to address men's health inequalities, mental health and suicide.

Latest News

An amazing evening in memory of a special man. Les Bowden Charity night.

A great night was enjoyed by all in memory of a special man. Les Bowden.

A beautiful day had by all.....

The weather was kind to us once again and we all had a lovely walk along the River Wear to Wolsingham.

Why am I doing this...........

What an amazing day we all had at our annual tandem parachute jump on August 3 2024.

We all live at the top of Eldon Bank

Shildon AFC to continue work in partnership with ManHealth to tackle male suicide. ManHealth are delighted to renew for a second year their partnership with Shildon AFC. The partnership includes display boards around the ground and the ManHealth logo on the sleeve of their new home and away shirts. Paul Bannister from ManHealth said “We are delighted to continue working with Shildon AFC on this exciting initiative. The North East of England has the highest suicide rate in the UK. 74% of all deaths by suicide are men. Suicide is the leading cause of death in men aged under 50. The biggest at-risk group from suicide are men aged between 45 and 54.

In a mental health emergency, call: 0800 0516 171 to speak to Tees, Esk, Wear Valley NHS Trust

The line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people of all ages living in County Durham, Darlington, Teesside.

Durham Tees Valley Listening Service

Call 0800 046 1313 • Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week • Talking to someone can often be enough to help us cope when we're distressed.

Samaritans.

Phone: 116 123.

Disability Confident
Association of Mental Health Providers Member
Men and Boys Coalition
See Her Thrive
Families Include Fathers