His comments come as the world marks Movember, which happens in the month of November annually. The campaign embarks on fundraising for research in male specific diseases and educates the public about men’s health issues such asMovember encourages men to become Mo Bros, as supporters of the campaign are affectionately known, by signing up on the Movember website. The rules require each Mo Bro to start clean shaven on 1 Movember, and to grow and groom a moustache for the entire month.
Across the world, one man dies by suicide every minute of every day, with males accounting for 60% of all suicides. In South Africa, 75% of suicides are men.“I think it’s really important for us as a society to challenge the stigma around mental health, mental illness and to encourage men to recognise that we don’t all need to be tough guys. Its ok to express a wide range of emotions.
“However depression, which is an important precursor to suicide, is much more diagnosed or prevalent in women. So there is a contradiction in women being diagnosed more but men committing more suicide and research is showing that depression in men is generally under diagnosed because of a number of reasons. Mainly women are more inclined to seek help than men.”
Hip-Hop artist, HHP, real name Jabulani Tsambo who died last year battled with depression and his suicide attempts are well-documented.
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