Development and discussion around the historic men’s health strategy rolls on; with health experts, policy advisers, researchers, advocates, politicians and charities, gathering around tables across the country to flesh out what it’s going to look like. With British men having worse health by every metric, there is so much to say, so many lives to save, and important areas of research to be done. I do not envy the people in those rooms, who face such a monumental, emotionally-exhausting, and important task. And so, amongst the discussions and mad scribblings that are no doubt happening as I write this, there is one (unpopular) area of mens health, with arguably, an even larger detrimental impact than diet, cholesterol, illicit drug use, and even smoking…. Intimate partner abuse. Yes. The health impacts of domestic and sexual abuse are beyond doubt, and when it comes to female victims, they have been hammered into the most fundamental bedrock of ‘women health’. The CDC, the UN, World Health Organization, the UK Government and the NHS, all agree, Violence Against Women is a women’s health issue, and how could you disagree? And so, the ugly question, that cannot be lost within the hubbub of chatter, and fervent exchanging of ideas, is one that asks – is it not a men’s health issue too? So let’s find out…. ~ Have your say on the Mens Health Strategy tinyurl.com/25psjha3 SA and suicide in adolescence https://tinyurl.com/3m8ywjr2 [1] https://tinyurl.com/5dyzhxbd [2] https://tinyurl.com/4d8z9b37 [3] https://tinyurl.com/nha7b3tw [4] https://tinyurl.com/bdc6h2zk Fatalities related to intimate partner violence https://tinyurl.com/3f4um7k5 Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research https://tinyurl.com/wp87h4tw Health effects associated with exposure to intimate partner violence against women https://tinyurl.com/4camf3v2 #menshealth #malesuicideprevention #mentoo

2025-06-30