Recovery should never depend on gender. Agree? Hereโs what we can do:
๐๐ฟ Listen to men with lived experience
๐๐พ Change the narrative around men and mental illness
๐๐ฝ Donโt assume men have โthicker skinโ or comment on their bodies
๐๐ผ Be the safe space your loved ones need
ALT [Slide 1 of 5. A block bold blue background. In the top right hand corner there is an orange sticker with white writing, reading "Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2023". In the middle of the graphic, in white and orange writing, it says "we ran the UK's largest ever survey on men with eating disorders".]
ALT [Slide 3 of 3. A block orange background with three white and blue outlines of people on it. In white writing it says "1 in 3 men never tried to get treatment".]
ALT [Slide 4 of 5. A block orange background with a blue outline of a chat bubble. In white writing it sayas, "1 in 5 men had never spoken to anyone about their eating disorder".]
ALT [Slide 5 of 5. A block orange background with a blue outline of a megaphone on it. in white writing, it says "4 in 5 felt raising awareness would help more men get treatment".]