June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
While there is often a strong focus on men’s physical health — fitness, annual checkups, and heart health — mental well-being is equally as important. Just as the body needs care and attention, so does emotional and mental well-being. Yet, there is a silent crisis in men’s mental health — one that too often goes unnoticed or unspoken. Men are nearly four times more likely to die by suicide than women*, underscoring the urgent need to break this silence and seek support.
In 2024, among U.S. men* age 18 and older:
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20% experienced a mental illness
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21.3% experienced a substance use disorder
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42.1% with a mental illness received treatment in the past year
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4.7% experienced a serious mental illness
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5.5% had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year
*Data from SAMHSA and CDC, and reflects individuals assigned male sex at birth
