Engaging with the emotional lives of men

Abstract

If the principal function of health services is to keep people alive and well, then the disproportionately high male suicide rate alone suggests that the needs of men are not being optimally served. Picking up on the theme set out by Linda Morison and colleagues in the previous article of this special feature, it is argued that health services for men can be improved if gender awareness is incorporated into their design, promotion, and implementation.