Men鈥檚 attitudes to mental health and counselling are changing.
Men are now more likely to go for therapy. Our Public Perceptions Survey earlier this year found that 27% of men had sought help from a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Our survey found that 24% of men agreed that it鈥檚 self-indulgent to seek counselling or psychotherapy if you don鈥檛 have a serious problem.
It also found that 83% of men agreed it鈥檚 a good idea to seek counselling or psychotherapy for a problem before it gets out of hand.
And 71% of men agreed people might be happier if they talked to a counsellor or psychotherapist about their problems.
We鈥檙e sharing the results for Men鈥檚 Health Month.
Our member agrees that men鈥檚 attitudes are changing.
He said: 鈥淭here鈥檚 so much more in the media, there鈥檚 so much more out there, there are role models who are coming forward and telling their stories.
鈥淎nd that鈥檚 fantastic and I do think that means there鈥檚 a knock-on effect on counselling.鈥�
Hear more from Will in this video.
Research we carried out in 2014, meanwhile, found that 23% of men had sought help from a therapist.
That particular research found that 35% of men agreed that it鈥檚 self-indulgent to seek therapy if you don鈥檛 have a serious problem.
It found that 72% of men agreed it鈥檚 a good idea to seek therapy for a problem before it gets out of hand.
And 66% of men agreed people might be happier if they talked to a therapist about their problems.
