A new UK men’s health strategy is being launched to combat problems such as suicide, alcoholism and problem gambling.
The strategy, which will be published by the entire government on Wednesday, aims to develop plans to deal with challenges related to physical and mental health specifically facing men, according to the British news agency (PA Media).
The Ministry of Health stated that men are less likely to seek help and may suffer in silence, and they are more likely to indulge in smoking, drinking alcohol, drug abuse, and gambling than women.
The government has indicated that it will invest 3.6 million pounds ($4.7 million) over the next three years in suicide prevention projects for middle-aged men in communities where men are most vulnerable to suicide, including some of the poorest areas of England.
It is noteworthy that suicide is one of the largest causes of death for men under the age of fifty, and that three-quarters of suicide cases are among men.