Logistics specialist Whistl has teamed up with mental health charity AndyMansClub to support the mental health of its employees and others.
AndyMansClub is a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the UK and online where men can speak openly about their mental health in a judgment-free, non-clinical environment.
As part of the partnership, Whistl is promoting the AndyMansClub initiative on the back of its UK-wide transport fleet and encouraging access to one of the 130, and growing, groups across the country.
The company also invited the charity to talk to employees at its Bolton Super Depot about how they can support each other and talk through any issues they may face, as part of the company’s work to support the mental health of its employees.
AndyMansClub takes its name from Andrew Roberts, a man who sadly took his own life aged 23 in early 2016. Andy’s family had no inkling that he was suffering or struggling so badly and as a result looked deeper into male suicide and men’s mental health. They soon discovered that male suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50, with male mental health surrounded by well-ingrained cultural stigma in the UK.
Andy Underwood, disability and mental health sponsor, Whistl, said: “One person will take their own life in the UK every two hours. Men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women. Sobering stuff. All of these deaths are preventable and AndyMansClub are on a mission to help by providing safe spaces for men to open up about the challenges they are facing.
“As well as raising awareness internally, Whistl’s van and HGV fleet are being kitted out with AMC stickers to spread the word externally – look out for them on your travels and, more importantly, tell a friend about the great work they do #itsokaytotalk.”
