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social spaces / festivals / open days / social med

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social spaces / festivals / open days / social med

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don't assume that men are all the same and have more than one type of activity available 

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don't assume that men are all the same and have more than one type of activity available 

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Allow time for men to become comfortable

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Allow time for men to become comfortable

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identify space where men feel comfortable

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identify space where men feel comfortable

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Activities as the vehicle - it may be that the creative or physical activities aren't themselves the right environment for these conversations, but using them to break down barriers, create social bonds and communication, encourage friendships, then follow these activities with an environment where they can have these conversations e.g. coffee/ lunch

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Finding practical ways to promote the "5 ways to wellbeing" (without necessarily using the term)

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Remember cares and how they can support men to access support

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Remember cares and how they can support men to access support

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Offering different forms of support to suit a person's needs - different people may have different support they would like to access.

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opening times of services not accessible when working 

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opening times of services not accessible when working 

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Utilising groups/ social settings/ communities already formed to drip-feed messages on mental health awareness

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Simple information provided in an easy, quick way to understand

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Simple information provided in an easy, quick way to understand

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Not realising that there are alternative forms of support that could be more effective than counselling and also with much shorter waiting lists - the waiting time alone could put men off from trying to get help.

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Getting time off work

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The Trusts have been using "Connecting with People" training which is a compassion based approach to recognising and offering support to mental wellbeing.  There may be real value in rolling the common language of this training out across other sectors 

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The Trusts have been using "Connecting with People" training which is a compassion based approach to recognising and offering support to mental wellbeing.  There may be real value in rolling the common language of this training out across other sectors 

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Encourage men only groups and also for guys who are more comfortable with women allowing the men into more women meetings

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Not wanting to share as it may impact on my career and promotion opp 

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Not wanting to share as it may impact on my career and promotion opp 

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Some of the big employers need to take a lead i.e. Royal Mail

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Correct use of social prescribers

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Lack of patience

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Work with charities, GPs, etc. to chat with their service users and patients to raise awareness of what is available for signposting.

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Social media / network groups / community groups

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not understanding the therapy or intervention. Too much jargon 

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not understanding the therapy or intervention. Too much jargon 

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Hard for some men admitting stuff to women

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Believing that they are not the issue.

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Work with other organisations, such as churches or community centres to provide opportunities for men to meet up and either have coffee or do activities.

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Husband turned to alcohol almost overnight and I remember ADCIS giving him a measuring cup so that he could measure how much he was drinking. (Felt completely pointless) At this point it was around 6 bottles of wine per day (at least). Happy to say he is almost 10 years dry

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Husband turned to alcohol almost overnight and I remember ADCIS giving him a measuring cup so that he could measure how much he was drinking. (Felt completely pointless) At this point it was around 6 bottles of wine per day (at least). Happy to say he is almost 10 years dry

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Communiy places which are of easy access which can be used as an advertisement opportunities to signpost what you and others do.

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Language used around opportunities available. Do we need to use 'mental health'?

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assessment takes a while and then you have to wait several weeks to see what the next steps are

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assessment takes a while and then you have to wait several weeks to see what the next steps are

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Not thinking that there is a problem, or actually identifying that there is.

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Something similar to the well-known C25k (couch to 5k)

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Something similar to the well-known C25k (couch to 5k)

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Arrange to visit venues where men meet, e.g. during their activity sessions - i.e. going to them, rather than expecting them to visit the mental health practitioner.

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Community spaces, local & easy access

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Setting places of comfort, confidentiality and a sense of trust within community setting which they are more likely to access.

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Taken long time to access support and when you do take the first step and access support it takes too long for a response. 

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Taken long time to access support and when you do take the first step and access support it takes too long for a response. 

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Safe spaces/ informal settings to encourage conversations e.g. creative activities, physical activity sessions. Breaking down barriers to initiate conversations.

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Not feeling that their issues are serious enough to warrant getting support at that time.

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Not knowing what is happening within our community setting or knowing how to access NHS Help.

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Stigma / nerves / confidentiality / Knowing where to go.

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The thought of trying to get a GP appointment...

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The thought of trying to get a GP appointment...