Men’s Health : Spotlight on Men’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Conference 2026

Join us for a collaborative, action-focused conference bringing together partners from across North Lincolnshire to strengthen our collective response to men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

This conference is being delivered in partnership with British Steel, building on strong local workplace engagement and a shared commitment to improving health and wellbeing.

We are pleased to have secured three expert speakers who will share national insight and research to support local action. The event aligns with the Men’s Health Strategy for England, with a clear focus on translating national ambition into practical, place-based action within North Lincolnshire.

Men continue to experience significant inequalities in mental health outcomes. This conference will explore how we can work together across systems, workplaces, and communities to better understand these challenges and take meaningful action.

What to expect

• A overview of health inequalities affecting men, including life expectancy, access to support, and the impact of deprivation
• National and local insight into men’s mental health and suicide prevention
• Understanding how the Men’s Health Strategy can be applied locally
• Research on masculinity, identity, and help-seeking behaviours
• Exploration of why men are less likely to seek help and how this influences outcomes
• Workplace examples, including learning from British Steel
• Lived experience and workforce perspectives
• Interactive workshops focused on turning insight into action

Confirmed Speakers:

Professor Paul Galdas

Professor of Men’s Health, University of York
A leading international expert in men’s health, Professor Galdas specialises in masculinity, help-seeking behaviours, and health inequalities. His work explores how gender norms influence engagement with services and how support can be better tailored. He will share key national and international insights and their relevance for local action.

Dr Justine Krygier 

Lecturer & Programme Director for the MA and PGDip in Social Work at The University of Hull

Justine Specialises in health and wellbeing across the life course, with particular expertise in men’s experiences of multimorbidity at midlife. Drawing on her doctoral research with men living with multiple long-term health conditions, she explores how identity, culture, work, place, and social context shape health, wellbeing, and help-seeking. Her work highlights the importance of understanding health through a life-course lens and recognising the social and structural factors that influence people’s experiences of illness, ageing, and support.

Dr Susie Bennett

Psychologist and Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow's Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL).

Her research focuses on understanding why men die by suicide, exploring the psychological, social and cultural factors that contribute to suicide risk and identifying evidence-based approaches to prevention.

Additional Information

• Free event – booking required
• Lunch and refreshments will be provided
• Limited spaces available (approx. 90 attendees) so limited places for organisations
• Final programme details will be confirmed closer to the event and timing's confirmed