With research by the Office for National Statistics showing that men are three times more likely than women to die by suicide, there is a clear need for organisations to prioritise reducing the stigma around male mental health in the workplace.

In September 2023, the government unveiled a comprehensive five-year plan with the goals of lowering the suicide rate, improving support for self-harm survivors, and better aiding those who have lost a loved one to suicide. The priorities for action involve enhancing data, offering targeted support to priority groups, addressing shared risk factors, promoting online safety, delivering crisis support, limiting access to suicide means, ensuring effective bereavement support, and fostering collective responsibility for suicide prevention to maximise impact and support.

In 2023, a report published by Health Equity North found that the North has a significantly lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, and worse health and wellbeing than the rest of England. The Institute of Government & Public Policy has earned a reputation for delivering insightful and thought-provoking health and wellbeing conferences. Building on the success of the online event, the Men’s Mental Health Conference 2024 is coming to London. The National Advancing Men’s Mental Health Conference 2024 has been designed around key themes, including reducing the stigma around male mental health in the workplace, and promoting mental health awareness.

Join us for the National Advancing Men’s Mental Health Conference 2024, an exciting, educational, and practice-enhancing event that will explore the factors damaging male mental health, how best to support men in the workplace, create resilience, and actively address men’s mental wellbeing.