'Sadly North Belfast is rife when it comes to suicide rates and as a gym, we have the resources to help try and combat that'
The owners of a North Belfast gym are aiming to help men overcome their mental health challenges by hosting a series of events in a bid to get them talking.
"He will be covering a range of topics including mindset strategies to lead in life; how to build confidence and manage yourself when making changes so you can stay resilient and focused; how to make habits stick and remove obstacles from growth and how to prevent burnout. "We decided to make Men's Day more about mental health because we'll probably never get a large group of them in a room ever again so we felt it was the right time to try and hit as many heads as possible.
Figures published last November revealed that the number of suicide deaths in Northern Ireland has increased and is the highest since 2015. The rate for males increased from 19.1 per 100,000 males in 2019 to 21.5 in 2021, while for females, the equivalent rate increased from 6.0 per 100,000 females in 2019 to 7.3 in 2021.
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