One in five men over 50 ‘hardly ever’ thinks about their mental wellbeing – here’s how to start

The earliest warning sign for male mental health issues is withdrawing from social interaction (Alamy/PA) -

New data has found that one in five men aged 50-75 ‘hardly ever or never’ thinks about their mental wellbeing, according a men’s mental health charity.

For this research Ipsos, on behalf of the UK Men’s Sheds Association,  interviewed 4,763 adults aged 18-75 in the UK – 1,205 of whom were men aged 50-75.