Forum patron Professor Alan White has had his long and impressive service to men’s health recognised.
Alan, who is Emeritus Professor of Men’s Health at Leeds Beckett University, won a National Men and Boys Awards from the Men and Boys Coalition for his pioneering work championing the field of men's health.
At a ceremony at Stoller Hall in Manchester on Friday 25 November, Alan’s work was recognised alongside the BBC1 documentary series, Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams; Billy McGranaghan, Founder of Dads House, a charity supporting single fathers facing the cost of living crisis in London; The Lighthouse Club construction industry charity, which provides emotional and financial support for men in the construction industry who have fallen on hard times; and, Erroll McKellar MBE, Founder of The Errol McKellar Foundation, for his campaign to raise men’s awareness of prostate cancer particularly among Black men who are at highest risk.
The National Men and Boys Awards, founded in 2020 by the Men and Boys Coalition charity, recognise individuals and organisations who have made an outstanding contribution to promoting care, compassion and social change for men and boys in the UK.
Dan Bell, CEO of the Men and Boys Coalition, said: ‘There is an incredible network of charities, practitioners and academics in the UK who are doing crucial, unsung work on the ground to support men and boys and raise awareness of the many issues they face - often on a shoestring.
‘The Men and Boys Coalition was founded to champion the men and boys sector in the UK -- and what better way to do that than to shout about this brilliant work with our National Men and Boys Awards.
‘I am absolutely delighted to announce our award winners, whose work is quite literally re-shaping the understanding of, and provision for, issues of disadvantage that affect men and boys in the UK.’