Although there are a number of programs and support resources for women, mental health and men’s health are critically important now more than ever. According to Men’s Health America, for many men mental health disorders are attributed to emotional, sexual and societal trauma. Over 40 percent of Men are less likely to express their emotion to speak out or get treatment for mental illness. Such cases are also less likely to seek treatment or support to be diagnosed out of fear of judgement and further making themselves vulnerable.

Knowing the statistics can help raise awareness about men’s mental and emotional health, encourage men to proactively take a step forward towards getting the treatment and support they deserve to overcome the debilitating limitations of anxiety, depression, stigmatic social marginalization, and lowliness without feeling ashamed..

Men, feeling depression and anxiety or any other trauma or mental health illness is not unusual and is nothing to feel ashamed of. Several reasons that may impact a man’s mental health journey are culture, sexual orientation, sexual trauma, fatherhood, race, socioeconomic status, unhealthy and abusive heterosexual and gay relationships and addiction. The stigmas of masculinity and sexuality are real and deeply affect men as nearly 1 in 10 men experience depression or anxiety. Of that include men of color, gay men and gay men of color.

Less than half receive support or treatment. As a result, more than 4 times as many men as women die by suicide every year. It is imperative we inform ourselves regarding the alarming statistic of men who suffer alone from mental illness, depression, anxiety, and loneliness.