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Mental health and masculinity

A young man jumping from pillar to pillar on the edge of a mountain road. [Getty Images]

June is the men mental health awareness month, providing us with a chance to discuss and analyse the barriers towards health seeking among men.

Social culturally the onus is on the male gender to lead, provide, protect and more. yet in the midst of all these expectations and pressure, the society doesn’t expect any semblance of vulnerability.

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