Male Mental Health by Connect MHST

Top tips to improve your mental wellbeing

peterhiggins2 — 2025-08-05 08:52:47 UTC

We all need good mental health and wellbeing – it's essential to living happy and healthy lives. Here are 7 areas of life where simple changes can make a big difference. Why not start today?

Mental health and self-care for young people

peterhiggins2 — 2025-08-05 08:53:08 UTC

There's loads of things we can all do to look after our mental wellbeing, and taking any time you can for self-care is massively important.

Knowing what steps we can take to support our mental wellbeing can help us feel better, sleep better and have better relationships with the people around us – and that goes not just for today but for the future too.

Check out our videos for all sorts of tips on exercise, sleep and how to take care of yourself on social media.

You will also find links to more support for specific groups of people who may be finding things tough, have additional needs, or are facing a specific issue.

My Feelings

peterhiggins2 — 2025-08-05 08:53:18 UTC

Feeling different from usual or noticed a change in your behaviour? Find out about some common feelings and mental health symptoms, how to cope, and where to go to get help.

Feeling low?

peterhiggins2 — 2025-08-05 08:53:28 UTC

Feeling low is a part of all of our lives at some stage. Everyone feels upset, sad or disheartened from time to time, but for some of us it can be a real problem.

The good news is that there are things you can do to improve your mood.

Managing anxiety

peterhiggins2 — 2025-08-05 08:53:38 UTC

Anxiety is often described as a feeling of fear or unease – and it’s something everyone experiences at times. Feeling anxious is a perfectly natural reaction to some situations.

Anxiety can help us to focus or take extra care when needed, but if it gets too much or goes on for a while, it can affect our daily life.

Luckily, there are ways to deal with anxiety that really work, and spotting the signs of anxiety is the first step.

Find out about common symptoms of anxiety, possible reasons for it and what to do when you’re anxious. Plus sign up for our anxiety-easing email programme to get expert advice on dealing with anxiety.

Sam Fender

peterhiggins2 — 2025-08-05 09:08:30 UTC

Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK and, figures from 2015 show that 75 percent of suicides were male. While in September it was announced that suicide rates amongst men in the UK are at their lowest for 30 years, a lot of work still needs to be done to combat this massive problem.