One man in five dies before the age of 65.
TOGETHER we can change that.

International Men's Day

International Men’s Day in the UK is on 19 November every year.

International Men’s Day in the UK is on 19 November every year. Get Involved.

For International Men's Day, the Forum likes to promote fun (and fundraising) via its popular CAN DO Challenge. We encourage you to marks the day by fitting all Five Ways To Wellbeing (Connect, Be Active, Notice, Discover, Offer) into the one day. Read all about it here.
What is International Men's Day?

Every year in the UK, the day is marked by more and more women, men and organisations across the country.  Across November there are Parliamentary debates, policy launches, employer days, community events, health days, business events, staff support days, debates, student events, political events, lectures, research launches, gigs, charity promotion days,  book launches, mental health discussions, film showings, conferences, competitions, comedy nights, get-togethers, award announcements and charity fundraisers – the most anywhere in the world.

Many take the opportunity to communicate key health messages to the men in their workplace or organisation - at the Men's Health Forum we try to provide the resources top help you do this including our popular Man Manuals which you can buy off-the-shelf or in custom formats.

The three core themes for International Men’s Day in the UK are:

  • Making a positive difference to the wellbeing and lives of men and boys
  • Raising awareness and/or funds for charities supporting men and boys’ wellbeing
  • Promoting a positive conversation about men, manhood and masculinity
How we can help

The Men’s Health Forum need your support

It’s tough for men to ask for help but if you don’t ask when you need it, things generally only get worse. So we’re asking.

In the UK, one man in five dies before the age of 65. If we had health policies and services that better reflected the needs of the whole population, it might not be like that. But it is. Policies and services and indeed men have been like this for a long time and they don’t change overnight just because we want them to.

It’s true that the UK’s men don’t have it bad compared to some other groups. We’re not asking you to ‘feel sorry’ for men or put them first. We’re talking here about something more complicated, something that falls outside the traditional charity fund-raising model of ‘doing something for those less fortunate than ourselves’. That model raises money but it seldom changes much. We’re talking about changing the way we look at the world. There is nothing inevitable about premature male death. Services accessible to all, a population better informed. These would benefit everyone - rich and poor, young and old, male and female - and that’s what we’re campaigning for.

We’re not asking you to look at images of pity, we’re just asking you to look around at the society you live in, at the men you know and at the families with sons, fathers and grandads missing.

Here’s our fund-raising page - please chip in if you can.

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  • The Men's Health Forum
  • 7-14 Great Dover Street
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