Help the Men You Love Thrive

Thank you for caring about the men in your life.

Many of us men grow up without adequate emotional or relational skills, especially when life becomes challenging, as it inevitably does. We learn to suppress and repress our feelings because that is what we were taught and modeled, allowing fear to drive us away from discomfort and conflict. Over time, unprocessed anger compounds and can manifest as external violence. Unfortunately, it is often those who care for us most deeply who suffer and bear the burden of caretaking.

Your support truly matters, it helps build a more kind, peaceful, and hopeful future for everyone including our friends, fathers and sons.

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Thank you for caring about the men in your life.

Your support truly matters, it helps build a more kind, peaceful, and hopeful future for everyone including our friends, fathers and sons.

To learn more about Men's Work, visit our Education page. You can also subscribe below to receive a guide on how to better support the men in your life.

Men Are Struggling

70%

of divorces are initiated by women

90%

of divorces are initiated by college-educated women

85%

of married men turn to their spouse as their primary (and often only) source of emotional intimacy

87%

of men aged 18 to 35 report watching porn at least weekly

63%

of men aged 18 to 29 are single

28%

of U.S. men under 30 have no close social connections

50%

of men won't confide problems to friends

70%

of young men feel that "no ones cares if men are okay"

25%

of young men report having no close friends

70%

of young men avoid mental health services altogether and wait until problems reach a crisis point

76%

of all offenders in violent crimes were male

60%

of men get angry at least once per day

Sources: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Suicide Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mental Health Treatment Among Adults, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Suicide Facts, World Health Organization (WHO) Suicide Worldwide Data, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Men’s Mental Health Data, American Psychological Association (APA) Help-seeking and gender norms research, CDC National Center for Health Statistics—Suicide Data, Harvard School of Public Health Men and Suicide Risk Overview, Movember Foundation Men’s Health & Suicide Research, HeadsUpGuys Male Suicide Statistics, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Men and Mental Health Brief, Mental Health America (MHA) Men’s Screening and Help-Seeking Data.