During Men’s Health Week 2020, the Carer Support Team in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust area will be offering two online events (via Zoom) to male carers in their catchment area: (i) a Cookery Session for male carers - titled ‘Man Made Meals' - on Tuesday 16th June, from 11.30am - 1.00pm (all ingredients will be delivered to participants before the session); and (ii) a male carer’s Pamper Session on Thursday 18th June from 6.00pm - 7.00pm (a Man’s Calm Pamper Goodie Bag will be delivered to each participant before this session).  Booking for both events is through Carer Support by Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Tel: 02843 721807.

To mark Men’s Health Week 2020, you are invited to join the online (via Zoom) ‘YOGUYS’ sessions from Monday 15th - Friday 19th June 2020, at 7.00am - 8.00am each day.  The sessions are being run by ‘CYP - Conscious Yoga and Psychotherapy’ and will focus upon ‘Restoring the Balance’ via a Vinyasa Yoga course for men who are feeling stiff, inflexible, and perhaps a bit stressed - hence restoring a balance in mind and body.  The cost is £20 for the five classes.  To find out more contact Annalisa at Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Tel: +44 796 4296007.

The most recent edition of the ‘The International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health’, contains an article on ‘Connecting with Young Men: The Impact of Training in Ireland’.  ‘Connecting with Young Men’ is Unit 6 within ENGAGE - Ireland’s National Men’s Health Training programme.  This was developed to support service providers to engage young in mental health and related services.  This study evaluated the impact of Unit 6 on front line service providers’ knowledge, skills, capacity, and practice.  You can view the article at: https://ijmsch.com/index.php/IJMSCH/article/view/26/19

Powering Health has been working with South Dublin Libraries on a 'Ways to Wellness' project which will run for the month of June 2020.  Each week, a short video is released which focuses on the overarching theme of healthier social media usage.  These clips are available on the South Dublin Libraries Facebook page.  You can also view the first two clips on Vimeo, which focus upon 'Healthy Social Media' and 'Good Sleep for Good Health'.  Given these times of so much online activity, this is certainly a much needed resource.

This annual publication presents a comprehensive analysis of health inequality gaps between the most and least deprived areas of Northern Ireland, and within Health and Social Care Trust and Local Government District areas.  The report is accompanied by downloadable data tables which contain all figures - including District Electoral Areas as well as urban and rural breakdowns.  Find out more at: www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/health-inequalities-annual-report-2020

Speaking directly with less well-off middle-aged men, the Samaritans have explored what these men need from support services when they're struggling.  Moving beyond what we know about the risk factors for this group, the new report 'Out of sight, out of mind: Why less well-off, middle-aged men don’t get the support they need' focused on the lived experience of these men.  In-depth ethnographic interviews were conducted with men across the UK and Ireland, in which they spoke about the challenges they faced, and the events which led them to crisis point.  Crucially, the interviews explored what these men felt had worked for them when they came into contact with support services.  See the report at: www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/research-policy/middle-aged-men-suicide

'Attitudes to Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland: An Improving Landscape?' - by Lucy Michael - explores trends in public attitudes to migrant workers in Northern Ireland using data from the 2018 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey.  Lucy has also produced a video where she discusses the findings, and their significance.  Find out more at: www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/default/files/2020-04/update131.pdf

turn2me offers a stepped care approach to mental health online.  It is free to join turn2me as a member, and free to use the 'Thought Catcher' service and to participate in online Support Groups.  They also provide a limited number of free one-to-one counselling sessions online for members in the Republic of Ireland.  All services are facilitated and clinically monitored by mental health professionals - who are fully qualified and registered with their governing bodies.  To find out more, visit https://www.turn2me.ie