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This broadcast focused on the important topic of men’s/boy’s mental health, highlighting relevant statistics, discussing reasons why men may struggle to talk about their mental health and emphasising the importance of them seeking help when they are struggling.
· 1 in 6 men are found to suffer from a diagnosable mental health problem
· Suicide is the largest cause of death for men under the age of 45
· Men make up approximately 75% of all suicides
· Men are less likely to access psychological therapies for their mental health problems.
· Men are three times more likely to become alcohol dependent and use illegal drugs
Please visit Charlotte’s website for further resources;
https://www.charlottelowepsychologicalservices.co.uk/resources.php
The live interview will be interactive so please leave a question now or on the day of the broadcast, on any questions you have about Men’s Mental Heath or Mental Health in general, for Charlotte by using the chat facility next to the video player.
Charlotte has over 17 years experience of working within the mental health sector, both with adults, as well as children and young people. She has extensive experience and training in psychology and a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, including CBT, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), Mindfulness and Compassionate Based Approaches, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
She has effectively provided strategies in helping individuals for many years and based on her work in 2019 she won ‘The Shining Star’ award. This award was received from the Centre of Excellence for ‘making a positive difference to the lives of others’. Charlotte is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapists (BABCP) and received regular clinical supervision from an experience CBT therapist.
Charlotte is passionate about improving services and the provisional available for children and young people. In January 2017 she supported the ShawMind Foundation’s petition which argues for the discussion of mental health to be made compulsory to the school curriculum.
This leaflet provides information to parents and carers on how they can support their children’s mental health and wellbeing.
This information leaflet is aimed specifically at parents and carers. It offers advice on the importance of practising self-care and outlines different ways parents and carers can maintain positive emotional wellbeing.
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