10/09/2026
This Su***de Prevention Day, we look back on the work of our Men Minds participatory research project, whose comic to promote talking about young men’s mental health has now reached every school and college in Scotland.
In the project, a group of young men came together to understand more about boys and young men’s mental health in Scotland. They co-produced research with the project team from CYCJ, University of Strathclyde, Monash University and the Mental Health Foundation. They ran focus groups, surveys and interviews. From this research, they created a comic which aims to normalise conversations about mental health, reduce stigma and reassure young men and boys that they are not alone.
The comic, which follows the fictional stories of young men who have faced challenges with their mental health is based on the real experiences of young men who took part in the project. Those young men had diverse backgrounds, but they shared some common experiences. Many of them didn’t believe in traditional notions of masculinity, and challenged the assumption that men do not want to talk about mental health.
Read the comic and share widely this Su***de Prevention Day. By reducing stigma, and creating environments where we can speak openly about mental health, we can change the narrative on su***de.
https://www.menminds.org/comic
