Our Mission.
Our mission is to reduce male suicide by providing a safe place for men to speak without judgement. MINT was founded following a personal tragedy when a close friend Jack Bentley took his own life. We wanted to make sure that no man goes through the same thing, and aimed to create something powerful out of sadness.
MINT provides free weekly support groups for all men to attend and talk about their struggles in a peer-to-peer setting. We want every man to have a place to go when he needs it. We currently have groups in Morley (Leeds) and Wakefield, with the aim to create a group in every city in the UK.
Each group comes equipped with at least one facilitator who runs the group and every group has free refreshments.
We also give free online support via our Facebook Page and signpost specialist help here needed.
75% of all suicides are men.
75% of all suicides are men. There are many factors as to why this is the case, the main reason being that men are unable to reach out for support.
Men have been brought up to think that they have to be strong, be brave and to never show weakness or in other words ‘Man Up’.
We at MINT hate this phrase and instead follow #DontManUpSpeakUp. We are here to combat the suicide rates in men by providing free support groups to those who need it.