Strategies men can use to attain and maintain good mental health

Men hide or downplay their mental health issues and status due to socio-cultural realities that have a negative impact on their mental health. [iStockphoto]

When you ask most people in our communities what it means to be a man, you will get answers such as "a man should not show emotions," or "a man should always be strong."

All these are social and gender role expectations assigned to men which have put them under immense pressure with no means to express themselves emotionally or psychologically.