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Mental wellness contributes to how a person handles stress, how they relate to others, and go about making choices. One of the factors that contributes to the lack of men seeking professional help is masculinity norms. Masculine norms are the social rules and expected behavior associated with men and manhood within a given culture.

Discrimination related to mental health toward men has created a barrier in accessing the care they need. This problem is linked to the increase in the mortality rate of those who are experience a decline in mental illness. What are the numbers? Women in the United States are 1.6 times mroe likely to reach out in request to receiving mental health care compared to men during a 12-month period. In Australia, women are 14% more likely in requesting mental health care. In the United Kingdom, the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services have help increase the reach toward men in receiving mental health care at a rate of 36%.