Stepping up men’s mental wellbeing
November is Men’s Mental Health Month and we will be drawing attention to our work in Bristol, Somerset and the South West.
We will be sharing tips and videos throughout the month to:
- highlight issues surrounding men’s mental health
- encourage men to get talking and take steps to improve their wellbeing and
- signpost where men can get help.
A prominent subject for the month is suicide prevention and reducing death by suicide among men, a key aim of Second Step’s new Stepladder project, in Somerset
Stepladder’s Community Development worker Nick Dean said
One in eight men have a mental health problem and men are three times more likely than women to die by suicide. We know how important it is to create opportunities for men to talk and improve their wellbeing, so we’ll be promoting projects like Stepladder throughout the month. This November it’s time to put men’s wellbeing first.
About Stepladder
Stepladder was Second Step and Open Mental Health’s men’s mental health project in Somerset, which ended in March 2025.
It focused on fostering local connections as a way of improving mental health and supported more than 50 groups, bringing together over 1500 men to improve their mental wellbeing through connection and community.
We’re proud of the work the project did to support men’s wellbeing. You can read about some of the inspiring groups that make a difference to men in Somerset every day here on our News Hub.