Imagine a world where your brother, father, husband, or best friend feels too ashamed to ask for help when they are hurting. Many men do not need to imagine this. It’s their reality. Men’s mental health has long been a topic clouded by stigma, misconceptions, and silence.

Almost a billion people in the world live with a mental health condition. It’s clear that our mental health needs help but stigma keeps many of us from having the kind of mental health support that is widely needed. (Stigma is the belief that all mental health struggles are socially unacceptable.)