Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 28 October 2025.
John Slinger
Labour, Rugby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness among men and boys about the mental health support available to them.
Zubir Ahmed
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to transform mental health services to improve access and treatment, and to promote good mental health and wellbeing for men and boys. The Government is committed to working beyond the health system to create an environment that promotes good mental health, prevents people from developing mental health problems, and improves the lives of people living with a mental health problem.
We are developing a Men's Health Strategy which will seek to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in England, and which will be informed by a call for evidence. This includes finding the right ways to promote healthier behaviours, improving outcomes for health conditions that hit men harder, and improving engagement with healthcare. The call for evidence closed on 17 July 2025. The responses are informing the development of the strategy.
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