19th November - International Men's Day
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:23 pm
Hadn't heard of it before - I gather it's to raise awareness of men's health and wellbeing, something many men avoid.
Not just physical but mental health. The article mentions men's suicide rates so I looked it up;- gov. figures for 2010 suicide rates were highest in those aged 45–74 at 17.7 per 100,000 for men and 6.0 per 100,000 for women. I had no idea so many more men committed suicide.
http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/vie ... 4.facebook
Not just physical but mental health. The article mentions men's suicide rates so I looked it up;- gov. figures for 2010 suicide rates were highest in those aged 45–74 at 17.7 per 100,000 for men and 6.0 per 100,000 for women. I had no idea so many more men committed suicide.
http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/vie ... 4.facebook