Mental health is just as important as physical health, but many men ignore symptoms of mental health issues. There is still a great deal of cultural stigma that makes men feel like they are weak or "not a man" if they discuss their feelings or struggle with depression.
Did You Know...
Men die by suicide at a rate 4 TIMES HIGHER than women.
More than TWO TIMES as many men die by
alcohol-related causes than women (62,000 men vs. 26,000 women).
Men are MORE LIKELY than women to use illicit drugs.
These statistics tell us men are suffering in silence by not getting treatment, ignoring symptoms and turning to substances to
self-medicate.
Depression May Appear Differently in Men
Men can present symptoms of depression differently. They often appear angry, irritable or aggressive. It is also common that they have complaints of headaches, stomachaches and racing heart. Read more about the warning signs of a mental health issue.
Want to share some mental health resources with a man in your life?Check out Man Therapy, a site that uses humor to discuss serious topics.
Man Therapy | Men's Mental Health Resources
Man Therapy is a place where men can come to be men. So here, we won't be whining, complaining or moping about. No, we'll be getting off our keisters and form tackling feelings like anger, stress, sadness, substance use, and even suicidal...
Did you know suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for Americans ages 10 - 34?
In Connecticut, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death for people of all ages. Watch our video to learn the signs and find out what you can do to help a person in crisis.
WATCH NOW:Young People & Suicide: 5 Ways You Can Help a Person in Crisis
All are welcome. To register, email info@thehubct.org. You will be sent the meeting link by email.
News 8 hosts 'Clearing the Air: A Town Hall on Vaping'
(WTNH) - News 8 brings together a robust panel including doctors, business owners, lawmakers, and anti-tobacco advocates to break down a proposal to ban flavored tobacco products in Connecticut.
In 2016, Paula's son Walter had just started high school in Delaware when a friend offered him a cool-looking flavored e-cigarette that had just come on the market: a JUUL. Walter, a twin, and one of Paula's four children, was almost immediately a...
The Hub's Kaitlin Comet was part of the live panel discussion that answered this question: "How can we improve children, youth and families’ relationships and connections with each other, and strengthen one’s own mental health and wellness?" Watch now.
The Stamford Youth Vaping Task Force, a group from Stamford Youth Services, presented Vaping: Is it Harmless? Watch now.
In the News
Suicide and the agent–host–environment triad: leveraging surveillance sources to inform prevention
Suicide in the US has increased in the last decade, across virtually every age and demographic group. Parallel increases have occurred in non-fatal self-harm as well. Research on suicide across the world has consistently demonstrated that suicide shares many properties with a communicable disease, including person-to-person transmission and point-source outbreaks. This essay illustrates the communicable nature of suicide through analogy to basic infectious disease principles, including evidence for transmission and vulnerability through the agent–host–environment triad. We describe how mathematical modeling, a suite of epidemiological methods, which the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into renewed focus, can and should be applied to suicide in order to understand the dynamics of transmission and to forecast emerging risk areas. We describe how new and innovative sources of data, including social media and search engine data, can be used to augment traditional suicide surveillance, as well as the opportunities and challenges for modeling suicide as a communicable disease process in an effort to guide clinical and public health suicide prevention efforts. Read full article.
When Your Job Harms Your Mental Health
Naomi Osaka advocated for her well-being at work. Here's how you can, too. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android . Haven't we all been Naomi Osaka at some point in our lives?
Senate narrowly votes to legalize cannabis in Connecticut
With an unexpectedly close 19-17 vote, the Senate passed legislation early Tuesday that would legalize recreational marijuana in Connecticut, sending the bill to a closely divided House of Representatives on the penultimate day of the...
