Andy's Man Club
ANDYS MAN CLUB LIMITED | |
Abbreviation | AMC |
---|---|
Named after | Andy Roberts[1] |
Formation | 2016 |
Founder | Luke Ambler Elaine Roberts |
Founded at | Halifax |
Type | Limited Charitable Company |
Purpose | Male Mental Health |
Headquarters | Halifax |
Website | andysmanclub |
Andy's Man Club is described as "a talking group, a place for men to come together in a safe environment to talk about issues and problems they have faced or are currently facing". It was formed by Luke Ambler[2] and his mother-in-law Elaine after his brother-in-law took his own life.[3]
The club, with its slogan "it's okay to talk",[4] started in early 2016 in Halifax with a first meeting of nine men. Since then, the group has expanded across the country and by February 2020 had over 800 men attending every week.[5] Each group meeting is led by a volunteer "group facilitator" who has been trained by the organization.
Other similar organizations[6] have come to exist, some with a local focus and others with a national.[7]
In 2021 they earned the Queens's award for voluntary service.[8]
Similar charities[]
- It's tricky to talk[9]
- Talk Club[10][11]
- MenSpeak[12]
- Men Walk Talk[13]
- Proper Blokes Club’[14]
- It's Worth Talking About[15]
- Man-Down[16]
See also[]
Locations[]
- Altrincham[17]
- Batley[18]
- Bradford
- Brighouse[19]
- Dewsbury
- Doncaster
- Dundee
- Dunfermline
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Glenrothes
- Gosport
- Halifax Central
- Halifax North
- Hartlepool
- Hebden Bridge
- Huddersfield Ainley Top
- Huddersfield Central
- Hull Central
- Hull North
- Leeds East
- Leeds West
- Manchester[20]
- Newton Abbot[21]
- Oldham[4]
- Perth[22]
- Peterborough[23]
- Plymouth
- Porthcawl
- Preston
- Rhondda
- Rochdale[24]
- Rotherham
- Scarborough
- Sheffield
- Southend-on-sea
- Stafford
- St. Andrews
- Sunderland
- Torbay
- Wakefield
References[]
- ^ "What happens at Andy's Man Club?". The Book of Man. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's group tackles mental health issues". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's group tackles mental health issues". BBC News. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Male suicide: How Andy's Man Club helps Oldham men struggling to cope with changing societal role". Mancunian Matters. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "How Andy's Man Club has helped save the lives of more than 800 men across country in less than four years". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's groups". MindWell. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Inside the rapid rise of the "men's support group"". British GQ. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Andy's Man Club Halifax receives The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Tricky to Talk | Supporting mental health and wellbeing". Nottingham Forest Community Trust. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Talk Club". Talk Club. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's Talk Club launched as 39 from the West Country die by suicide every month". ITV News. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "MenSpeak". MenSpeak. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ MenWalkTalk. "Promoting Positive Change". MenWalkTalk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Bermondsey man sets up men-only walking group to tackle mental health stigma". Southwark News. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "International exposure at City for district mental health charity". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Support | Man Down Cornwall | Cornwall". Man Down Cornwall. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Andy's Man Club Charity open Altrincham branch to help men open up about mental health". InYourArea.co.uk. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's mental health group branches out to Batley". www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Abbiss, Ben (13 November 2020). "Andy's Man Club launches in Brighouse as men reach out in lockdown". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "There's A Mental Health Group Dedicated To Preventing Male Suicide In Manchester". Secret Manchester. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Men's support group 'Andy's Man Club' saves lives". ITV News. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Clark, Rachel (3 August 2018). "New heights for mental health awareness". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Peterborough man leads Andy's Man Club against mental health stigma". PeterboroughMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Talking group for men launches at Mayfield Sports Centre". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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