In this special edition of the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast, to mark Men's Health Week 2022, Sheila Lord has been speaking to Emily Pearson, Co-founder & Managing Director of Our Mind's Work and Paul Bannister, Director at ManHealth. Emily is the founding manager of Our Minds Work & Paul is the founder of Man's Health and both work together to tackle male-specific stigma and normalize help-seeking behavior among men for ultimate mental wellness. Amongst other things, they are discussing how we go about engaging with men on mental health when a lot of well-being initiatives are not male-focused and also talk about their Manbassador program.
A lot of well-being initiatives are not male-focused. Men's health globally needs more focus.
In this episode, our guests Emily Pearson and Paul Bannister will shed some light on men's physical and mental health in workplaces.
Emily is the founding manager of Our Minds Work & Paul is the founder of Man's Health. The two seek to tackle male-specific stigma and normalize help-seeking behavior among men for ultimate mental wellness.
In addition, they take us through their Manbassador program, what it is about, and the five biggest killers of working-age men.
Tune in to listen to more!
[1:25] Emily's background information
[3:53] Paul's background information
[7:26] How to develop workplace programs that target men's physical and mental health
[12:07] How employers affect autumn change for male employees
[28:40] Who's responsible for well-being in the organizations?
[31:55] The manmbassador program
[32:16] Five biggest killers in working-age men
[38:36] Manmbassadors blueprint
[39:55]The “Where is Your Head” at Campaign
To connect:
Website: https://ukpsychhealthandsafety.com
Emily's foundation: https://www.ourmindswork.com
Paul's foundation: https://www.manhealth.org.uk/about/