These are a few statistics supporting the growing concern for the wellbeing of young men. While issues such as teenage pregnancy and self-harm among girls have crept up the political agenda, scant recognition is paid to the health problems of young men.
Tackling the situation isn't made easier by the myth that big boys don't cry. Those that do want to open up have few opportunities to do so - young men are rarely classified as a priority group by funders so projects set up specifically to support them are lacking. Policymakers, it seems, don't want to know and young men don't want to listen.
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