Therapists highlight efforts to help others during Mens Mental Health Awareness Month [Video]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, nearly one in 10 men experience depression or anxiety, but less than half seek help.

Mental Health America says more than four times as many men than women die by suicide in the United States. Last year, New Hanover County reported a suicide rate nearly double the national average.

According to the county, 83% of the 36 reported suicides in 2021 were men. In 2022, 75% of the 55 reported suicides were men.

“Seeking help, for men, is usually one of the hardest things for men, because we’re usually supposed to take care of other people,” said Jeffrey Jordan with Wilmington Mental Health.

Wilmington Mental Health Therapist Gage Howard says there are a variety of factors that often stop men from seeking treatment.

“Typically, they feel like they have to hide their emotions, especially from their significant other if they’re in a relationship. Because of them hiding …