Understanding Men's mental health needs

The reality is that men face many life challenges and difficulties that remain taboo for many people in our culture to talk about openly. The hesitancy to speak of these issues can cause a deep sense of isolation and exasperate emotional challenges men face. Sally Spencer-Thomas, one of the founding partners of mantherapy.org, and Sarah W. Gaer both specialize in suicide prevention for men and are partnering to explore the possibility of publishing a book on men's mental health needs and concerns. We need your feedback to design a book that will truly speak to the issues you believe are most pressing for men, as we believe that YOU are the expert!

 Your assistance in our market research would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in writing a submission for such a book, please contact Sarah Gaer at sarahgaer@gmail.com. 

To learn more about Sally Spencer Thomas and her background in men's mental health, please visit her page on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-spencer-thomas-8539424 or to learn more about Sarah W. Gaer and her background, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahgaer. 

We are not collecting identifying information from this survey, your survey is anonymous. 

If you find this survey upsetting in any way or if you would like additional mental health resources for your yourself or someone you care about, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   

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* 1. Tell us a little about yourself ........

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* 2. What style of writing/communication do you are you prefer? Please choose all that apply.

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* 3. Please rank the components of a book you would be most interested in (in order from most interesting (#1) to least (#5).

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* 4. About the author: What kind of author would you be most interested in for a men's book on mental health?

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* 5. If you wanted to tell someone you were feeling overwhelmed, what words might you use?

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* 6. If you were feeling overwhelmed, where would you go for information? (In order from most likely #1 to least likely #8)

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* 7. What images come to mind when you think about feeling overwhelmed? 

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* 8. What issues impact you and your mental health most? Please rank from most important (#1) to least (#12)

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* 9. What is one burning question you have about men's mental health that this book could help you answer? 

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