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Getting help for your mental health:
What works for men?

Thank you for taking part.

Open Mental Health and Thrive want to learn about people's experiences of getting support for their mental health in Somerset.

Your answers will help improve mental health services for people and communities in Somerset.

You do not have to answer every question.
You can stop the survey at any time.
Your answers are private and cannot be linked back to you.
Getting help:
1.Have you ever tried to get help when things felt difficult or stressful?
First help:
2.If you needed support, where would you go first? (you can choose more than one)
Getting support when you need it:
some men find it easy to ask for help, and some find it hard.
3.Were you able to get help when you needed it? (you can choose more than one)
Daily life and support:
4.Do any parts of your daily life make it harder for you to stay well or get support when you need it? (you can choose more than one)
How services feel:
5.When you think about mental health services, how do you feel?
What it is like for men:
6.Do you think men find it easy or hard to ask for help?
Feeling understood:
7.What would help services understand you or other men better? (you can choose more than one)
Trust: some people trust mental health services, and some do not.
8.What builds trust? (you can choose more than one)
What affects trust:
9.Have any of these things made it harder for you to trust mental health services? (you can choose more than one)
What would help:
10.What will make it easier for men to get support if they need it?
One change:
11.If you could change one thing about mental health services, what would it be?
12.Is there anything else you want to tell us?
About you (optional questions)

Please help us understand whether experiences are different across different communities.
13.Which age group are you in?
14.Which best describes you?
15.Which best describes you ethnic or cultural background?
16.Do you identify with a faith, religion or belief?
Thank you for your time. Please click the 'Done' button below.
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