Men, music and mental

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Men, music and mental health

The 12th Man Radio Show, which is dedicated to helping men talk openly about mental health by making it part of our everyday conversation, has been renewed by Future Radio following the show’s success.

Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 and Norfolk has one of the highest suicide rates in the UK. The struggles many of us faced during the pandemic brought mental health into even sharper focus, prompting the radio station and the 12th Man campaign to come together to produce a show dedicated to getting men talking about their mental health.

Nick Little, Director and Co-founder of the 12th Man Campaign, says: "The 12th Man is a bit like a football crowd – when a team is playing well and winning, the crowd is happy and creates a positive atmosphere. However, the team actually needs the 12th Man more when it’s struggling for form, and the 12th Man Radio Show helps people to support their friends, family and colleagues with their mental health."

The 12th Man campaign provides Mental Health First Aid training to trades and interest groups, giving men the knowledge and confidence to talk about mental health and to use these skills to be the 12th Man at work and in their social lives. Since the show first aired it has broadcast almost 30 episodes and featured a range of guests talking about their own personal circumstances, what they do to improve their mental health and how they’ve contributed to the 12th Man’s aims of developing a community that is skilled and confident enough to talk.

Nick Little, Director and Co-founder of the 12th Man Campaign

The 12th Man Radio Show

is broadcast on the first Thursday of every month.