Men’s Mental Health Awareness
8th November 2025
Promoting Men’s Mental Wellbeing: Encouraging Conversations, Check-Ins, and Connection
As we step into November, our school community takes time to recognise the importance of men’s mental health, a crucial aspect of wellbeing that often goes unnoticed. This year’s theme centres around encouraging open conversations, checking in, and taking charge of your health.
According to Keep Your Head, one in eight men experience a mental health concern, yet many find it difficult to open up whether to a friend, family member, or professional. By raising awareness and promoting open dialogue, we can help break this cycle and foster a culture of care and understanding.
Encouraging Open Conversations
Many boys grow up modelling what they see from older men around them. Often, this can mean learning to stay silent about emotions or challenges. To change this pattern, it’s important to create safe, supportive spaces — both at school and beyond — where boys and men feel comfortable to speak openly. Whether at home, in classrooms, or within friendship circles, open conversations help nurture emotional resilience and stronger connections.
Checking In
Let’s normalise genuine check-ins. Asking “How are you?” can be so much more than a greeting when we mean it sincerely. Taking the time to notice when someone might be struggling and offering a listening ear shows care and intention. In the same way, being honest in our own responses sharing how we truly feel builds trust and encourages others to do the same.
Taking Charge
Taking charge of one’s mental health starts with surrounding ourselves with genuine friendships and healthy connections. It takes courage and vulnerability to speak up about struggles, but doing so can be the first step toward finding support and healing. By promoting empathy, openness, and care within our school community, we can help our boys and the men they will become lead healthier, more connected lives.
Let’s work together this November to promote awareness, encourage open dialogue, and remind one another that talking about mental health is a sign of strength.
School Counsellors
