{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Disruptive Voices from UCL Grand Challenges","title":"Local Solutions, National Crisis: New Insights on Men’s Mental Health from the North East","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/167014d0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2449,"description":"In this special episode for Mental Health Awareness Week, host Jade Hunter is joined by Professor John Tomaney, Dr. Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros, and James Fildes, founder of Space North East. Together, they explore a growing public health crisis: rising rates of male suicide in the UK, particularly in post-industrial regions like the North East.This conversation examines how non-clinical, community-led interventions are filling critical gaps in mental health support for working-class men in the North East of England. Drawing on lived experience, academic research, and grassroots activism, this episode highlights the importance of belonging, place-based identity, and social infrastructure in men’s mental wellbeing. Featured in this episode:Host: Jade Hunter – Coordinator, UCL’s Grand Challenge of Mental Health & WellbeingWith special thanks to our guests: Professor John Tomaney – UCL Bartlett School of Planning, Pro-Provost for Regional CommunitiesDr. Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros – Research Associate and Honorary Research Fellow, UCLJames Fildes – Founder and Managing Director, Space North East Resources:Learn more about UCL Grand Challenges https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/Visit Space North East https://spacenortheast.org/Read about the project’s progress and future outputs via the Grand Challenges Mental Health and Wellbeing page https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/themes/mental-health-wellbeing","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zpwYIYJzIqxh8Wqq9UBfgbruMVNUyMOPb9ieOB9CIsE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MmJl/OGRhNzhlY2VjNjA2/ZTg5MzM0YjFlNmJm/MWQ4Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}