Men United

Men United Peterhead is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, whose vision is:

“to promote and protect the mental health and wellbeing of men who are experiencing issues that are having a detrimental affect on their mental health and wellbeing by the provision of support and practical advice.”

This vision is simplified with the following mission statement: we are men united, stepping together from beneath the clouds of hopelessness towards futures filled with hope.

Men United Peterhead is a charity in Peterhead, Scotland, that has been established to challenge the stigma that surrounds men’s mental health and positively impact on the devastating consequences of poor emotional and mental health. The organisations achieves its aims in the following three ways:

i) Peer Support Groups    ii) Mentoring    iii) Motivational workshops and event speaking

“Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.”
Bill Clinton
Former US President

Poor mental health has terminal consequences. The suicide statistics amongst men are tragic, ever growing and desperately need reversing. To play our part in challenging the status quo we have established the following (non exhaustive) list of initiatives:

– weekly peer support groups (in person/ virtually)
– social networking opportunities for men to stay connected
– a mentoring programme to place volunteers alongside men who are going through a tough time
– workshops based on our HEX Model

"I found that with depression, one of the most important things that you could realise is that you're not alone. You're not the first to go through it; you're not going to be the last to go through it"
The Rock
Actor