Too many men suffering in silence, national health report finds (Canada)

(westcentralonline.com)

28 points | by nosecreek 26 minutes ago

8 comments

  • dubcanada 6 minutes ago
    westcentralonline.com ? Surely there has to be a better link to this report then a small local news website?

    Like maybe https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/healthy-livi...

  • tete 9 minutes ago
    I think the fact that in general women are considered to have more mental health issues and men committing suicide way more often shows that this headline is true.
  • _qua 7 minutes ago
    National health reports cannot fix deep-seated cultural issues. I'm sure they'll come out with a nice report on strategies to improve men's wellbeing that won't make a lick of difference unless the world at large starts to shift.
  • marksbrown 7 minutes ago
    The birds they sing, At break of day. Start again I heard them say. Dwell not on what has passed away, Or what is yet to ring, Forget your perfect offering, There's a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.
  • j45 7 minutes ago
    1) "Poor men's health carries economic costs"

    Yet.. they say a man's worth is "not" the value they put in the bank account.

    2) What's deadly about this space is that surveys can be toxic.

    Too often, it's researchers looking to slowly understand things, have people open themselves up, then leave them like that, for little to no progress in 5-10 years.

    That kind of system needs supply, no?

    3) I have heard from some men that sometimes there can be things that only other men understand. That can be similar to women's health issues can be understood differently, or men can feel more comfortable with other men.

    4) It's important for authors to try and be aware of their own unconscious biases. Much like medicine is horribly behind at understanding women's health (for example, women hearts are not the same as men's), it means the inverse can be true too, beginning with asking men.

  • FLeXMurphy 9 minutes ago
    > The findings will now help guide the development of Canada's first Federal Men and Boys' Health and Well-being Strategy, expected to be released in early 2027.

    It would not surprise me to see protesting over this, as has been similarly done in the past. The person who organized a men's-support-group some years back in Canada, if I remember right, ended up committing suicide after it was forced to be shut down by protestors.

  • SoftTalker 5 minutes ago
    Health Minister Marjorie Michel.
    • martythemaniak 0 minutes ago
      Is there anything noteworthy about Minister Michel?
  • jwr 13 minutes ago
    403 forbidden
    • Celeo 11 minutes ago
      Coming through for me now.