Submission Documents: By Councillor Allan Gow:- "Council understands that men feel unable to talk, or admit when they have a problem increases the risk of experiencing mental health issues. Council recognises that by challenging a culture that prevents men seeking help when they need it is fundamental in helping to address the high suicide rate among men in Scotland. Council also recognises that there are a number of examples of good practice seeking to promote men's health whether they aim to stimulate peer interaction, promote engagement with health services, de-stigmatise mental health or operationalise a gender based approach to health and that all share a similar aim: improving mental health outcomes for men. Council believes that Glasgow must lead by example and show that the promotion of mental health support has direct positive outcomes for both our staff and citizens. Council instructs the CEO to build on the work with 'See Me' in the Workplace incorporating the role of work as an important influence on mental health and the workplace as a setting for providing support and establish a short term cross party working group looking at mental health and related support services through a 'male lens'. Council further instructs that this working group report to the Wellbeing, Empowerment, Community and Citizen Engagement City Policy Committee by February 2020." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Allan Gow:- "Council understands that men feel unable to talk, or admit when they have a problem increases the risk of experiencing mental health issues. Council recognises that by challenging a culture that prevents men seeking help when they need it is fundamental in helping to address the high suicide rate among men in Scotland. Council also recognises that there are a number of examples of good practice seeking to promote men's health whether they aim to stimulate peer interaction, promote engagement with health services, de-stigmatise mental health or operationalise a gender based approach to health and that all share a similar aim: improving mental health outcomes for men. Council believes that Glasgow must lead by example and show that the promotion of mental health support has direct positive outcomes for both our staff and citizens. Council instructs the CEO to build on the work with 'See Me' in the Workplace incorporating the role of work as an important influence on mental health and the workplace as a setting for providing support and establish a short term cross party working group looking at mental health and related support services through a 'male lens'. Council further instructs that this working group report to the Wellbeing, Empowerment, Community and Citizen Engagement City Policy Committee by February 2020.".

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Item Minute - 31 October 2019 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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